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Friday, February 19, 2021

 

NATIONAL VET GIRLS RISE DAY!

Did you Know: On February 19th, National Vet Girls RISE Day recognizes the immense dedication of the nearly 2 million U.S. veteran women. On National Vet Girls RISE Day, not only is it a day to recognize women veterans, but it is a day for women veterans to support one another

 

Today in History: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph

The technology that made the modern music business possible came into existence in the New Jersey laboratory where Thomas Edison created the first device to both record sound and play it back. He was awarded U.S. Patent No. 200,521 for his invention—the phonograph—on February 19, 1878.

 

First Lawyer: John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854. When he was elected to the post of Town Clerk for Brownhelm, Ohio, in 1855 Langston became one of the first African Americans ever elected to public office in America.

 

Quote of the day:  “Surviving is important, thriving is elegant.” – Maya Angelou

 

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