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3 Oct, 1964 U.S.A. Buffalo Wings

1964 : The first Buffalo Wings (deep fried chicken wings coated with vinegar based cayenne pepper hot sauce and margarine or butter) are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, hence the name.

Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/october3rd.html

42 - The first Black man in Baseball

 

This week we discussed early Slavery in America.  Someone brought up how White Southerners made Medical Reports declaring African Americans as inferior.  That is crazy to me, and thankfully has been proven wrong.  White people and Black people are the same medically, but a Black person has more Melanin in their skin.

This conversation made me think of the movie 42.  The story of Jackie Robinson the first black man in Baseball (MLB).  He broke down so many barriers, and had to deal with so much racism.  It was the 1940s when Jin Crow ruled.  The movie focuses on the racism he had to deal with.  It makes you wonder - could you handle all that he did?  I think no.  It was in his contract not to get upset if someone spits on you.  What?!?!

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2 Oct, 1967 U.S.A. Thurgood Marshall

1967 : Thurgood Marshall took the oath of office to become the first African American member of the US Supreme Court.

Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/october2nd.html

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1 Oct, 1954 U.S.A. Oppenheimer

1954 : Dr J Robert Oppenheimer the controversial nuclear scientist has been re-elected as the director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University New Jersey.

Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/october1st.html

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30 Sept, 1955 U.S.A. James Dean

1955 : James Dean the well known young Movie Star who starred in Rebel Without A Cause dies at the age of 24 in a car crash in his Porsche in California.

Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september30th.html

Remember the Ladies

 

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29 Sept, 2013 Greece Winter Olympics Flame Lit

2013 : The Olympic flame was lit ahead of the 2014 Winter Games to be held in Sochi, Russia (from February 7th to February 23rd, 2014). The flame would make its way around Russia and the world. Much of the publicity surrounding the games has been overshadowed by Russian politics and recent legislation that has been deemed anti-gay.

Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september29th.html