Category: Today in History
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May 14, 1961
A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. ㅤOn May 14th, 1961, Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists, embarked on a journey from Atlanta to challenge segregation in interstate bus travel. Their journey was…
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May 14, 1973
Skylab, the United States’ first space station, is launched from a modified Saturn V rocket. ㅤLaunched on May 14, 1973, Skylab, the first American space station, suffered significant damage during its deployment. The loss of its micrometeoroid shield and one solar panel, along with the remaining panel’s hampered deployment due to debris, resulted in a…
Paul M. Krueger 