W.F. Burr patents Switching device Oct.31,1899 Patent # 636,197
On this dated in 1969, a Race riot occurred in Jacksonville, Florida.
On this date in 1945, Educator, Booker T Washington, inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
On this dated in 1900, Actor and singer, Ethel Waters was born.
On this date in 1893, Football player, William Henry Lewis, named All-American.
On this dated in 1820, The “Emancipator,” the first anti-slavery magazine, was issued monthly from April 30 to October 31, 1820. It was edited and published by Elihu Embree, the son of a Quaker minister. The publication ceased due to Embree’s illness, and then was sold to Benjamin Lundy in 1821, when it became The Genius of Universal Emancipation.
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