January 16, 1978 – NASA named black astronauts: Maj. Frederick D. Gregory, Maj. Guion S. Bluford, and Dr. Ronald McNair. January 17, 1942 – Threetime heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was born. January 18, 1856 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, pioneering heart surgeon, was born. January 19, 1969 – UCLA renamed its social science buildings […]
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