365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 24, 2017 0 March 8 March 8, 1825 Alexander Thomas Augusta, surgeon, professor of medicine, and Civil War veteran, was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Augusta… Read More
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365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 24, 2017 0 March 11 March 11, 1917 Robert Lee Carter, civil rights activist and judge, was born in Careyville, Florida, but raised in Newark,… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 12 March 13, 2011 The Cowtown/Work to Ride polo team out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the first all-black team to win… Read More
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