Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856 – April 26, 1940)

Henry Ossian Flipper, born into slavery in Thomasville,
Georgia, in 1856, became the first African American cadet
to graduate from the United States Military Academy at
West Point, New York on June 15, 1877 as a second 
lieutenant in the United States Army.

Flipper was also an author who wrote about scientific
topics and his life experiences.

The United States Military Academy—the first military
school in America—was founded by Congress in 1802
for the purpose of educating and training young men in
the theory and practice of military science. Established
at West Point, New York, the U.S. Military Academy is
often simply known as West Point.

10th Regiment United States Cavalry insignia.

Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915)

On March 18, 1889, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte became
the first Native American woman to graduate from medical
school. She was top of her class at the Woman’s Medical
College of Pennsylvania. 

She campaigned for public health and for the formal, legal
allotment of land to members of the Omaha tribe. 

La Flesche opened up the first privately funded hospital on
a reservation.

She intended to help anyone who needed it, white or Native.

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Retired actor Charles Robert Redford Jr. is 83 today.

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The Mongol conqueror Ghengis Khan (Temüjin Borjigin) died on
this day in 1227.

Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on
this day in 1920. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all women 
in America to vote. 

James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi on this
day in 1963. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat.

James Howard Meredith turned 85 in June.

Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel "Lolita" was published
on this day in 1958.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977)

Charles Robert Redford Jr. is 82 years old today. He was born in
Santa Monica, California.

Actor and director Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival. He
starred in classics such as All the President’s Men (1976), The Sting (1973),
and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). His directorial debut,
Ordinary People (1980) received the Academy Award for Best Picture and
earned him the Academy Award for Best Director.
 

Robert Redford as seen in season 3, episode 81 of The Twilight
Zone (‘’Nothing in the Dark”). It first aired January 5, 1962. 

Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in Gresham, Oregon has a student body
that mirrors the diverse group of people that make up the community. One of
those students who graduated today is this blogger’s granddaughter Mariah
Karm. Good look honey and may God bless your future endeavors.