Happy Birthday Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri.
This Day in History
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Birth of Martín Ramírez
Artist Martín Ramírez was born on January 30, 1895, in Rincón de Velázquez, Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
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The Seeing Eye
On January 29, 1929, The Seeing Eye, the oldest guide dog school in the US, was established.
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Happy Birthday Paul Newman
Actor, director, race car driver, and philanthropist Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
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Jefferson’s University of Virginia
On January 25, 1819, Thomas Jefferson succeeded in securing a charter for his beloved University of Virginia (UVA).
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Birth of Ruth Asawa
Artist Ruth Aiko Asawa was born on January 24, 1926, in Norwalk, California.
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Birth of Rosa Ponselle
Opera singer Rosa (Ponzillo) Ponselle was born on January 22, 1897, in Meridan, Connecticut.
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First Observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On January 20, 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed as a federal holiday after a decades-long battle.
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Birth of Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby was born on January 19, 1905, in Killeen, Texas.
