President Truman Ends Military Segregation On July 26, 1948
President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to end racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces. The segregation of the military eventually evolved from this order. ...
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Liberian independence proclaimed
The Republic of Liberia, formerly a colony of the American Colonization Society, declares its independence. Under pressure from Britain, the United States hesitantly accepted Liberian sovereignty, making the We ...
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Patrick Francis Healy SJ (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second founder". The university's flagship building, Healy ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM ASSISTANT DEMOCRAT LEADER CONGRESSMAN JAMES CLYBURN!
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed into law the PACT Act—the most significant expansion of VA Healthcare in 30 years: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-ro ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 2:23PM
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Kenny Thomas (basketball)
Kenneth Cornelius Thomas (born July 25, 1977) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
High school career
He attended Austin High ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 6:07PM
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Walter Payton
One of the greatest players in NFL history, Walter Payton earned nine Pro Bowl selections and set several rushing records during his 13 years with the Chicago Bears.
Who Was Walter Payton?
Nicknamed "Sweetness," Walter Payton was ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 5:32PM
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For Immediate Release From The White House!
Today would've been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday.
President Biden signs a proclamation to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi.
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Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 2:26PM
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Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid, born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali–American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 2:24PM
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This Day in Black History: July 25, 1992
Gen. Colin Powell dedicates Buffalo Soldiers monument at Fort Leavenworth on July 25, 1992.
While serving as a one-star general at Missouri's Fort Leavenworth Army base in 1982, Colin Powell decided th ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 2:09PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) today released updated policy guidance https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/guidance-on-state-general-supervision-responsibilities-un ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 11:44AM
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For Immediate Release From Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services!
OSEP Fast Facts: OSEP Releases Two New Fast Facts on IDEA Section 618 Data Collected on Children with Disabilities Served Under IDEA in the Time of the COVID ...
Posted Monday, July 24th 2023 at 1:50PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiatives!
Do you have questions on student loan return to repayment? Join the White House Initiatives as they host a briefing on preparing to return to repayment of student loans.
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Posted Monday, July 24th 2023 at 12:18PM
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