Across Black History

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  1. 1. The first African-American gymnast to win Olympic gold from the Individual All-Around in 2012.
  2. 4. First black woman to run for U.S. President in 1972.
  3. 7. Won five Grammys in one night in 1998.
  4. 8. Became the first Black network news anchor for ABC World News Tonight in 1978.
  5. 9. Became the first Black U.S. Secretary of State in 2001.
  6. 10. Became the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.
  7. 12. Became a U.S. federal holiday in 1983.
  8. 13. Became the first Black woman Vice President of the United States in 2021.
  9. 14. With the Chicago Blackhawks, this hockey player became the first African-American to win the Stanley Cup in 2010.
  10. 15. Elected the first Black President of the United States in 2008.
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  1. 2. Michael Jackson released this album in 1978, launching modern Black pop.
  2. 3. The first Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 1986.
  3. 5. Launched her own TV network known as OWN in 2011.
  4. 6. Hosted the first nationally syndicated late-night talk show hosted by a Black man in 1989.
  5. 11. The first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.