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1869: George Lewis Ruffin is the first Black to earn a degree from Harvard Law School. In 1883 Ruffin became Massachusetts’ first African-American judge. 1869: Mary Ann Shadd Carey becomes the first Black woman student to enroll at Howard University’s law department. She does not graduate until 1884 at the age of 61.
1 day ago · This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the publications which publicized – and, in some nations, continue to publicize – their goals.
1 day ago · Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism , opposition to totalitarianism , and support of democratic socialism .
2 days ago · James Brown. James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer and musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "King of Soul", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk ...
2 days ago · About Phil Ruffin. Phil Ruffin owns the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino plus 50% of the Trump International Las Vegas hotel alongside friend Donald Trump. Son of a grocer, Ruffin dropped out of...
Jun 18, 2024 · George W. Lewis (1882-1948) was the NACA’s Director of Aeronautical Research from 1924 to 1947. In this role, he was the liaison between the NACA’s advisory committees and its research laboratories.
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May 30, 2024 · George Gershwin, one of the most significant and popular American composers of all time. He wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but his orchestral and piano compositions were also important. His notable works included the composition Rhapsody in Blue and the opera Porgy and Bess.
