Every day, I am listing a few important dates from world history with scant details–but a list of sources.
- 1475: Italian artist Michelangelo was born. (Source: DK’s On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days, ISBN 978-0-7440-2917-8)
- 1836: The Battle of the Alamo ended. (Source: DK’s On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days, ISBN 978-0-7440-2917-8)
- 1857: The Supreme Court ruled in the 7-2 Dred Scott decision that African-American people were not citizens. (Source: On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down Number 2 by James Fell, ISBN 978-1-989351-82-6)
- 1957: Ghana gained its independence from British colonial rule. (Source: Black History for Every Day of the Year by Yinka and Kemi Olusoga, ISBN 979-8-89303-093-8)
- 1983: Grace Hopper appeared on 60 Minutes. I’ve pasted the show below. (Source: On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down by James Fell, ISBN 978-0-593-72408-8)
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