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📅 Sep 15, 1935
Nazi Germany Enacts the Nuremberg Laws
On September 15, 1935, Nazi Germany enacted the Nuremberg Laws, stripping Jews of citizenship and banning mixed marriages.
⛳Germany
🔖Civil Rights
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📅 Sep 25, 1957
Federal Troops Escort Nine Black Students into Little Rock Central High
On September 25, 1957, federal troops escorted nine Black students into Little Rock Central High School against mobs and the state government.
📖Society
🔖Civil Rights
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📅 Oct 2, 1967
Thurgood Marshall Joins the Supreme Court
On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice of the US Supreme Court.
🔖Civil Rights
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📅 Sep 13, 1971
State Police Retake Attica Prison
On September 13, 1971, police retook Attica prison in New York, killing 39 people, all of them by police gunfire.
📖Law & Justice
🔖Civil Rights
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📅 Nov 2, 1983
Reagan Signs the Law Creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On November 2, 1983, Reagan signed the law creating the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday.
🔖Civil Rights
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📅 Nov 4, 2008
Barack Obama Wins the U.S. Presidency
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the first Black U.S. president.
📖Politics
🔖Civil Rights