On this day in history: (1682), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was founded. (1904), the 1st underground New York City subway line was opened. (1948), Leopold Senghor founded the Senegalese democratic bloc. (1954), Benjamin Davis Jr became the 1st African American general in the U.S. air force. (1961), Mauritania and Mongolia joined the UN. (1971), the democratic republic of Congo was renamed Zaire. (1979), St. Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the UK. (1991), Turkmenistan gained independence from the Soviet Union. (1994), the US prison population reached 1 million for the 1st time in US history. (1925), Warren Christopher, 63rd US secretary of state was born (d.2011). (1972), Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner was born. (1992), Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer was born.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 05:37:37 +0000
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