#OnThisDay, 10 Aug 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 10 Aug 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 7 Aug 1948, American high jumper Alice Coachman wins Olympic gold, the first Black woman to win gold.
Later in life, she established the Alice Coachman Track and Field Foundation to help support younger athletes and provide assistance to retired Olympic veterans.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #OlympicWomen #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 9 Aug 1956, more than 20,000 women of all races march through Pretoria, South Africa, to petition against the law forcing women to carry passes in order to move about.
Since 1994, a public holiday on 9 Aug marks National Women's Day in South Africa.
Read more about the women who led the movement here: https://issuu.com/topcomedia/docs/public_sector_leaders_august_2021/s/13071366
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AfricanHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 11 Aug 1942 Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil receive a patent for their radio guidance system – the tech that now underpins wifi.
Learn more about Hedy's remarkable life here: https://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememberthispodcastblog/2015/1/14/star-wars-episode-iii-hedy-lamarr-ymrt-29
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#OnThisDay, 18 Aug 1920, women in the US gain the right to vote when the 19th amendment is ratified by Tennessee, the 36th state to ratify it.
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#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1896, an unknown woman cyclist has a beer at the bar in New Jersey - making headlines in the New York Times.
Chapeau!
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The #Holocaust decimated not only Yiddish cultures of Eastern Europe, but also Ladino cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, which had flourished for centuries.
The 1,700 Jews of Rhodes were deported to Auschwitz 80 years ago, when Allied victory was almost in sight.
Their fate reflects how genocide remained a Nazi priority to the bitter end.
https://theconversation.com/remembering-the-longest-journey-to-auschwitz-the-deportation-of-rhodes-jews-decimated-a-small-but-vibrant-community-with-centuries-of-mediterranean-history-235390
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#OnThisDay, 25 Aug 1932, Amelia Earhart successfully lands in Newark, New Jersey, to become the first woman to fly solo across the USA.
Earhart records a series of first flights by a woman, before disappearing during an attempt to fly around the world in 1937.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WomenPilots #Histodons
Few Americans know what happened 75 years ago today in the small town of Peekskill, NY. The KKK and anti-communists teamed up to try to silence a folk concert fundraiser for the Civil Rights movement.
It marked a significant turning point in the post-World War II era, raised the stakes in the coming anti-communist Red Scare, and showed how the destructive power of hatred can gain legitimacy in a time of political turmoil.
https://theconversation.com/Peekskill-236094
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The last link is up on my website too, plus some other tape weirdities from way back. https://robertafidora.com/news/blog/7100253/rewinding-cassettes-a-tape-miscellany #Cassette #Cassettes #Tape #Tapes #Retro #Music #Histodons #MusicHistory #Musodon