1926
The History of Black History
Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month.
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1795
The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.
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1904
Disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore.
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1964
The Beatles arrived in the U.S. for the first time.
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1971
Women in Switzerland were finally granted suffrage.
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1974
The island of Grenada won its independence from Britain
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1986
President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier fled Haiti.
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1990
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union allowed other parties to compete for power.
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1991
Jean-Bertrand Aristide sworn in as first democratically-elected president of Haiti.
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