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Apple passed $2 trillion in market value | The Atlanta Voice

Among its many accomplishments — the iPhone, the iPad, iTunes, the App store — Apple can now boast of one more: It was briefly worth more than $2 trillion, making it the first company in the United States to reach that milestone. The iPhone maker's stock hit the $2 trillion mark before dipping back slightly below that lofty level. Shares […]

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11

1981

Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church

Atlantas Ebenezer Baptist Church , the nearby crypt containing the remains of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his boyhood home are dedicated as part of a memorial to be known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change.

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Jan

15

1970

Henry Highland Garnet, first Black to speak in the

Henry Highland Garnet, first Black to speak in the Capitol, delivered memorial sermon on the abolition of slavery at services in the House of Representatives. Henry Highland Garnet was born a slave in New Market, Maryland, in 1815. He escaped in 1824 and made his way to New York where he studied at

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Feb

12

1865

Spingarn Medal: Damon J. Keith

Spingarn Medal awarded Damon J. Keith in tribute to his steadfast defense of constitutional principles as revealed in a series of memorable decisions he handed down as a United States District Court judge.

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Nov

5

1974

In 1909 Matthew Henson an ex-seamen became the first American to journey to the North Pole and claim it for the United States.

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0

1909

Poet Jupiter Hammon born

Birthday of Jupiter Hammon, a writer and self-educated Calvinist, who was born a slave. Hammon is believed to be the first black poet published in the United States.

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Oct

17

1720

Carson, Johnnie (1943- )

Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received

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7

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Demonstrators Arrested

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Apr

19

1960

First Black Priest Ordained in the United States

Charles Randolph Uncles became the first Black priest ordained in the United States on this day in Baltimore, Maryland

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Dec

19

1891

Congress bans the slave trade

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Jan

1

1808

Born: 9/20/1958 New York City, New YorkBurns was appointed CEO of Xerox in 2009, and over the last 5 years, she has worked tirelessly towards transforming the company’s image as a manufacturer of printers to a full-fledged services business. And it’s working well. Services now represent 57% of the

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William Cooper Nell

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May

25

1874

Race Riot in Atlanta

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22

1905

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0

1990

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24

1825

Andrew Young born

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12

1932

Andrew Young elected to Congress

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17

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8

1925

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10

1927

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3

1968

Mayor of Atlanta

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27

1981

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20

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4

1909

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