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November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving
HEATHER COX RICHARDSONThanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got forgotten almost immediately, overwritten by the long h…Read More
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Booker T. Washington was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia in 1856.
At age 16, he left his job as a salt miner in West Virginia and walked 500 miles to Hampton, Virginia, where he was able to convince the administrators of the Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) to admit him as a student. Arriving with only fifty…Read More
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“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
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If anyone told you the founder of the famous Tuskegee University in USA walked 500miles and did odd jobs to pay his school fees would you believe it?
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Africàn Moors from North Africa cònquered and ruled Spain 🇪🇸 for 781 years! They ruled Spain from 711-1492.
They passed through Morocco and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to enter Iberian Peninsula, Spain.
Africàn Moors built universities and mosques in Spain. They also made huge contributions to Mathematics, Medicine, Chemistry, Ph…Read More
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Camp David Accords concluded
The Camp David Accords, negotiated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, were completed this day in 1978, leading to a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and a broader framework for pursuing peace in the Middle East. -
Governor Sheriff Oberevwori of Delta State of Nigeria visits Enwhe to commission Enwhe Uwheru link road.
Great job by De-wayles Agukawore.
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Wow, milestone! He really was very dedicated.