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| October 19, 1943 | On this date, Paul Robeson opened in Othello at the Shubert Theater in N.Y. city. The show ran for 296 consecutive performances | Delete |
| October 19, 1944 | US Navy accepted black women | Delete |
| August 19, 1950 | Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the UN. | Delete |
| May 19, 1965 | Patricia R. Harris named ambassador to Luxembourg. She was the first Black woman ambassador. | Delete |
| March 19, 1975 | James B. Parsons becomes the first African American chief judge of a federal court, the U.S. District Court of Chicago | Delete |
| April 19, 1978 | Max Robinson is the first African American to anchor network news. The network is ABC. | Delete |
| May 19, 1991 | Willy T. Ribbs becomes the first African American driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. | Delete |
| June 19, 2021 | Juneteenth first recognized as a federal holiday when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law | Delete |
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