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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 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 ...
July – The Chicago Surrealist Group is founded by Franklin and Penelope Rosemont with others. July 4. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act, which goes into effect the following year. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) endorses the goal of Black Power at a well attended convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Martin ...
Black History Month began as merely a week back in 1926 thanks to the efforts of one man: Carter G. Woodson. A scholar and teacher, Woodson was the second Black American to receive a Ph.D. from ...
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.
Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.