In 1899- Birthdate of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
In 1985- Frederick D. Gregory became the first African American to pilot and command a Space Shuttle mission
To Inspire You
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.