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New Orleans marks with parade the 64th anniversary of 4 little girls integrating city schools
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans marked the 64th anniversary of the day four Black 6-year-old girls integrated New Orleans schools with a parade — a celebration in stark contrast to the tensions and anger that roiled the city on Nov. 14, 1960. Federal marshals were needed then to...
New Orleans marks with parade the 64th anniversary of 4 little girls integrating city schools
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans marked the 64th anniversary of the day four Black 6-year-old girls integrated New Orleans schools with a parade — a celebration in stark contrast to the tensions and anger that roiled the city on Nov. 14, 1960. Federal marshals were needed then to...
Today in History: November 14, Marshall University football team killed in plane crash
Today is Thursday, Nov. 14, the 319th day of 2024. There are 47 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board, including the Marshall...
Today in History: September 8, Ford pardons Nixon
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 8, the 252nd day of 2024. There are 114 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 8, 1974, one month after taking office, President Gerald R. Ford granted a “full, free, and absolute pardon” to former...
