#OTD #TDIH #June5, 1973: #DorisADavis becomes #FirstAfricanAmerican mayor of a US metropolitan city.
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#OTD #TDIH #June4, 1922: #HBD #SamuelLGravelyJr! #USNFleetCommanders #USNFlagOfficers #USNRearAdmirals #USNViceAdmirals #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #Blacks #1stAfricanAmericans #USN #WorldWarII #WWII #KoreanWar #VietnamWar
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#OTD #TDIH #May27, 1942 #DorieMiller becomes #1stAfricanAmericans awarded the #NavyCross for #heroism on the #USSWestVirginia during the #AttackOnPearlHarbor. #DorisMiller #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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