On this day in 1961 Yuri Gagarin a 27 year old Soviet cosmonaut made the first successful manned space flight. During his flight aboard the Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1 Gargarin […]
On this day in 1951 President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea. The arrogant as ever MacArthur was running his mouth […]
On this day in 1912 the Titanic left port in Southampton, England on her first and only voyage. The Titanic would sink on April 15th,1912 causing the deaths of 1502 […]
On this day in 1975 Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians became the baseball’s first African-American manager. He was a player-manager that season. It was an exciting day in Cleveland […]
On this day in 1974 Henry Aaron broke the record that would never be broken. 39 years ago today at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Henry Aaron in the fourth inning hit […]
On this day in 1940 African-American educator, author and leader Booker T. Washington became the first African-American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Booker T. Washington grew […]
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