The first ever Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was celebrated on this day in 1986 across the nation.
On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama, was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.
Barack Obama taking his Oath of Office, January 20, 2009
After decades in military and civilian service, Colin Luther Powell becomes the 65th Secretary of State of the US. He is sworn in on this day in 2001 by President George W. Bush, the first Black in that position that placed him fourth in line to be President.
“Let me say another thing that's more in the realm of the spirit I guess, that is that if we are to go on in the days ahead and make true brotherhood a reality, it is necessary for us to realize more than ever before, that the destinies of the Negro and the white man are tied together. Now there are still a lot of people who don't realize this. The racists still don't realize this. But it is a fact now that Negroes and whites are tied together, and we need each other. The Negro needs the white man to save him from his fear. The white man needs the Negro to save him from his guilt. We are tied together in so many ways, our language, our music, our cultural patterns, our material prosperity, and even our food are an amalgam of black and white.”
MLK, Jr, 1967
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