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Orionid Meteor Shower: See most 'reliable display of shooting stars' tonight

October's Orionid meteor streaks are leftovers from Halley's Comet, often described as one of the "most reliable annual displays of shooting stars".

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Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte dIvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest

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First all-race elections in South Africa

South Africa held its first all-race elections for the national assembly and provincial parliaments.

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Apr

26

1994

Central African Republic

Situated about 500 mi (805 km) north of the equator, the Central African Republic is a landlocked nation bordered by Cameroon, Chad, the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Congo. The Ubangi and the Shari are the largest of many

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Mae Jemison: Astronaut, Physician

Born: October 17, 1956

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Oct

17

1956

South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth

South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth after an absence of 33 years.

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Jun

1

1994

Henrietta Bradberry patents Bed Rack

Bradberry invented the Bed Rack, Patent No. 2,320,027 on May 25, 1943, to attach to the bed frame and allow the bed clothes to hang on it while allowing the bed to air out.

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May

25

1943

Central Contractors Association

In 1969, Walter Hundley, director of the Seattle Model Cities Program, encouraged local black independent contractors to organize in an effort to gain lucrative building construction contracts that required minority participation. When the contractors responded, they selected Tyree Scott, an

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imam | FactMonster

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Keyes, Alan L. (1950- )

A controversial and conservative Republican, Alan Lee Keyes has perhaps one of the most extensive resumes to date in public and political

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Olajuwon, Hakeem

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Soweto Uprising

In 1976, Hector Petersen, a young South African student is shot and killed during a massive demonstration to protest apartheid laws in South Africa.

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Jan

0

1976

Bermuda is an archipelago of about 360 small islands, 580 mi (934 km) east of North Carolina. The largest is (Great) Bermuda, or Main Island. Explored by Juan de Bermúdez, a Spaniard, the islands were settled in 1612 by an offshoot of the Virginia Company. Bermuda became a Crown colony in

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James Meredith is a 20th century eminent American Civil Rights Movement figure. He was involved in political advisory committee and also wrote about the social inequality issues. Besides, he was a war veteran and was the first black to be admitted in an all-white

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Jun

25

1933

League of Nations Mandate

South Africa mandates League of Nations mandate over Southwest Africa

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Dec

17

1920

(1905) Roscoe Conkling Bruce, “Freedom Through Education”

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Namibia gains independence

The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has

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Mar

21

1990

(1856) Sara G. Stanley Addresses The Convention Of Disfranchised Citizens Of Ohio

In January 1856, Sara G. Stanley, representing the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society of Delaware, Ohio, addressed the all-male Convention of Disfranchised Citizens of Ohio who met at the Columbus City Hall. She called upon the forty delegates who included among their ranks John Mercer Langston, Peter

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Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, USMC (Ret.)

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, was born 1932 in Topeka, Kansas. At the age of 20, he was the first Afro-American to be named a naval aviator

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Jan

0

1932

Dred Scott Case

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Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)

Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers. Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples. These frontier

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At South Africa's Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve

At South Africas Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve Biko.

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Jan

28

1997

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"Yes We Can": Barack Obama's Road to the White House, 2008

Barack Obamas campaign for the Presidency in 2008 has been described by many political analysts as brilliant and virtually flawless. Despite his inexperience in national politics and limited experience in state politics (Obama was first elected to political office in 1994), he assembled

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leader of the Black Consciousness Movemeent In South Africa Stephen Biko was arr

leader of the Black Consciousness Movemeent In South Africa Stephen Biko was arrested, 1977

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Aug

12

1977

African-American Firsts Quiz

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Dance, Pearl Primus dies

Primus, who founded her own dance company in 1946, was best known for her primitive dances. She was famed for her energy and her physical daring, which were characterized by leaps up to five feet in the air. Dance critics praised her movements as forceful and dramatic, yet graceful and deliberately

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Oct

29

1994

Chuck Berry Plays NASA

Johnny B Goode is performed by Chuck Berry for NASA engineers and scientists in celebration of Voyager IIs encounter with the planet Neptune, 1989

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Aug

27

1989

(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”

Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored

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Mar

10

1923

Nelson Mandela arrested

Nelson Mandela was arrested near Howick, South Africa, and charged with incitement; he received a five-year sentence later in the year.

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Aug

5

1962

Physician Bernard A. Harris, Jr is born

Physician Bernard A. Harris, Jr was born in

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Jun

26

1956

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