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On This Day in History - May 27th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 12 hours agoOn May 27, 1997, an F5 tornado half a mile wide ripped through the small Texas town of Jarrell,...
Obituaries in Amarillo, TX | Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo Globe-News· 7 hours agoGene Alice Wienbroer Sherman died peacefully on May 4, 2024, after being surrounded lovingly by family and friends over preceding days. Born on February...
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s up-close view of JFK and LBJ
The Day· 2 days agoNo one was more important to those battles, or to America’s imagination, than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. The Kennedys and King were assassinated ...
It Took 60 Years for America's First Black Astronaut To Achieve His Ultimate Goal
The Root via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNever give up on your dreams. I know it’s a cheesy phrase that gets used much too often, but Ed...
'This was a life-changing experience:' 1st Black astronaut candidate exults after suborbital launch...
SPACE.com· 7 days agoEd Dwight got to live out his long-delayed spaceflight dream over the weekend — and set a record in...
'The American mind is not all that small, and it welcomes all ideas.'
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThat was in the fall of 1952. It was the last of several Blacks who had challenged to become...
How The Ferrari 250 GTO Became The World's Most Coveted Car - Maxim
Maxim· 4 days agoThe $51.7 million Ferrari 250 GTO–the most expensive production car ever sold at auction—is among...
The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itself
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThroughout the last four years, the police have made it clear who they blame. Lieutenant Robert...
Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
CNN.com· 7 days agoHess; retired accountant Carol Schaller; aviator Gopi Thotakura; and Ed Dwight, a retired US Air...
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Finally Makes It to Space at Age 90
My Modern Met· 6 days agoCongrats to Ed Dwight for finally achieving his dream of going to space!