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July 18, 1966: Time-lapse photograph of Gemini 10 launch. The Gemini 10 mission, with astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins, was launched from complex 19 at Cape Kennedy at 5:20 p.m. [47] Less than two hours later, the Gemini Atlas-Agena target vehicle from complex 14 at 3:40 p.m. local time.
Black History Month: Black Students Union: 1970: February in the United States and Canada, October in the United Kingdom and Ireland June: African-American Music Appreciation Month: 1979: December 26 to January 1: Kwanzaa: 1966
Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. [4] It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, initially lasting a week before becoming a month-long observation since 1970. [5]
Per Parry, Negro History Week started during a time when Black history was being "misrepresented and demoralized" by white scholars who promoted ideas like the Lost Cause or the Plantation Myth ...
Black History Month began as merely a week back in 1926 thanks to the efforts of one man: Carter G. Woodson. ... On Aug. 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, becoming the ...
February 1, 2023 at 5:30 AM. 1 / 2. ... Black History Month began over 100 years ago with a weeklong celebration. It was called “Negro History Week” then, coined by the late Black historian ...
1966 – England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time. 1969 – Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
A survey showed only 37% of African-American adults sought mental health treatment, despite being 20% more likely to have a mental health condition. Psychologist: Black History Month and mental ...