The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded in 1920 by a group of activists, including Roger Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, and Helen Keller, who were concerned about the erosion of civil liberties in the United States. The organization’s mission is to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed…

United Airlines Flight 266 was a scheduled passenger flight that operated between Los Angeles International Airport and John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. On January 18, 1969, the aircraft carrying 32 passengers and six crew members, crashed into Santa Monica Bay, killing all on board. The National Transportation Safety…

On January 16, 2001, US President Bill Clinton awarded former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War. The ceremony, which took place at the White House, was attended by Roosevelt’s family members and members of the military. The Spanish–American War was fought…

Douglas Wilder became the first elected African American governor in the United States when he took office as Governor of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia on January 13, 1990. Wilder’s victory was historic and marked a significant milestone in the struggle for civil rights and racial equality in the United States.…

The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington D.C. It was the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women. The founders of the sorority were a group of nine women, these women were Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke,…