American educator and politician (born 1924)

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices", as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women's rights.

Born

1924

November 30

Died

2005

Era

1920s

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2005 Died

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978 Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws.
1707 Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British Empire and their Creek allies to capture Pensacola, Spanish Florida.
1718 Great Northern War: King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.

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The world in 1924

When Shirley arrived

april 1 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
april 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
april 13 A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.
april 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

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Beatrice Kerr 1887– Australian swimmer and diver (died 1971) Bobby Abel 1857–1936 English cricketer (born 1857) Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Christophe Beck 1972– Canadian television and film score composer and conductor Clyfford Still 1904–1980 American painter and academic (born 1904) David Berkoff 1966– American swimmer Firpo Marberry 1898–1976 American baseball player and umpire (born 1898) Gary Lineker 1960– English footballer and sportscaster Mark Twain 1835–1910 American novelist, humorist, and critic (born 1835)

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Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) George H. W. Bush 1924–2018 American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018) Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Brian Bevan 1924–1991 Australian rugby league player (died 1991) Bulat Okudzhava 1924–1997 Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924) Carroll O'Connor 1924–2001 American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) Charlie Callas 1924–2011 American actor and comedian (died 2011) Colleen Dewhurst 1924–1991 Canadian-American actress (born 1924) David Bronstein 1924–2006 Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (born 1924)

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