#OTD in 1940, a small group of British scientists boarded an ocean liner and left the country with the nation’s most sensitive military secrets. They were headed to Washington D.C., to enlist American help and try to turn the tide of WWII: https://t.co/JQz8B9rwQY #OTD in 194…
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Read more about the Navy's First African American Yeomanettes: https://t.co/OtHx1aoDTe #BlackHistory Read more about the Navy's First African American Yeomanettes: https://t.co/OtHx1aoDTe #BlackHistory — Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStones) Aug 29, 2022
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John T. Risher, the African American chief of the Muster Roll division, selected talented black women to fill out his critically important unit, making them the first African American Yeomanettes in the Navy. Photo credit: Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Ri…
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#OTD in 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the Naval Reserve Act, which allowed women to enlist in the Navy for the first time. By the end of 1918, over 11,000 women had joined. Photo credit: @librarycongress https://t.co/FAZHQY2SHQ #OTD in 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the Naval Res…
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Early Morning Artemis I via NASA https://t.co/AaB0Fv6xoW https://t.co/tdNlqvmc2D
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We love a good railroad map and this one is a beauty! Made in 1917, this map was published by the West Virginia Geological Society and shows the railroad lines running through the state. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/NZmllKuhQo https://t.co/H7z790tauq We love a good r…
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Today in History - August 29 https://t.co/3jOGzjCWmQ At approximately 6:10 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a Category 4 storm packing winds of 145 m.p.h., made landfall out of the Gulf of Mexico near Buras, Louisiana, and headed north towa…
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