
On This Day In Black History Aug. 30 - Guion Bluford becomes 1st Black American in space
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, killed herself following the defeat of her forces by Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome.
In 1780, Gen. Benedict Arnold betrayed the United States when he promised secretly to surrender the fort at West Point to the British army. He fled to England and died in poverty.
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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Wednesday, August 30th 2023 at 11:50AM
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