who was the first african american to perform at the white house
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- The first African American invited to the White House was Frederick Douglas, who was asked to come by Republican President, Abraham Lincoln in 1864. The first to be invited to … an official function was Booker T. Washington. He was invited to a dinner by Republican President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. The first African American to be voted into the White House as President of the United States is Democrat, Barack Obama who was elected in 2008.
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First African American in space U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space when the space shuttle Challenger lifts off on its third mission.
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30 Years Ago: First African-American Launches into Space Guy Bluford became the first African American in space on Aug. 30, 1983, aboard the Challenger on NASA's eight space shuttle mission (STS-8).
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- The first male African-American member of the Cabinet was Robert C.  Weaver, appointed by Lyndon Johnson to become Secretary of Housing  and Urban Development. The first fem … ale African-American member of  the Cabinet was Patricia Harris, appointed to the same position in  1977 by Jimmy Carter. J.P. Helm.
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- The invasion of Poland led Britain and France to declare war on Germany on 3 September. However, they did little to affect the outcome of the September Campaign. No declaration of war was issued by Britain and France against the Soviet Union.
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1790s Music and Musical Performances in the White House Timeline 1790sBefore the White House was completed in 1800, President George Washington and his wife Martha lived first in New York City,...
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- On March 4, 1829, Andrew Jackson became the first United States president-elect to take the oath of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol. Jackson was the first President to invite the public to attend the White House ball honoring his first inauguration.
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Guion Bluford Guion Stewart Bluford Jr., Ph.D.,, is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who was the first African American in space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he remained while assigned to NASA, rising to the rank of Colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
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The Misty Copeland Effect Misty Copeland’s well-chronicled journey to becoming the first female African American principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre has helped jumpstart conversations about racial representation in ballet companies. But how Copeland’s success may influence ballet training still remains to be seen.
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Famous Firsts by African Americans 1 Clarence Thomas became the second African American to serve on the Court in 1991. 2  U.S. diplomat: Ebenezer D. Bassett, 1869, became minister-resident to Haiti; Patricia Harris became the first black female ambassador (1965; Luxembourg).
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- In 1967, almost a century after Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce served in the U.S. Senate during Reconstruction, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American senator elected by popular vote.
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- Programmers writing for ActiveX create components, self-sufficient programs that can be run by the Windows operating system. The components, which are known as ActiveX controls, are roughly equivalent to Java applets. One of the main advantages of ActiveX components is that they can be re-used by many applications (referred to as component containers).
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List of African-American firsts 1 First African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives: Joseph Rainey (R-SC).  First African-American midshipman admitted to the United States Naval Academy: John H. Conyers (nominated by Robert B. Elliott of South Carolina).
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RAINEY, Joseph Hayne RAINEY, Joseph Hayne. Biography. Born into slavery, Joseph Rainey was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, the first African American to preside over the House, and the longest–serving African American during the tumultuous Reconstruction period.
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- Early in his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt sparked a scandal when he invited the African-American educator Booker T. Washington to dine with him and his family; he was the first president ever to entertain a black man in the White House. In 1886, Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City. Two years later, President Benjamin Harrison rewarded Roosevelt’s service to the Republican Party with a job on the U.S. Civil Service Commission; he was reappointed by Harrison’s successor, Grover Cleveland.
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Barack Obama elected as Americaâs first black president On this day in 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeats Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House.
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At Last At the first of many inaugural balls for President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, Beyoncé Knowles performed At Last live for the president's and first lady's first dance, reprising her Grammy-winning performance of the song in the 2008 film Cadillac Records.
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- Black political participation in Reconstruction. In 1870, Hiram Revels became the first African American to serve in Congress. As an African American, he was not alone in serving in government during Reconstruction. Between 1865 and 1877, many African Americans served in state and local politics.
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- Music and Musical Performances in the White House Timeline 1790sBefore the White House was completed in 1800, President George Washington and his wife Martha lived first in New York City,... African Americans Enter Abraham Lincoln's White House, 1863-1865 The New Years’ Day reception became a White House tradition with President John Adams in 1801 and ended with President Herbert Ho... Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day: Causes Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) considered herself a resident of Washington, D.C. and took an active part in the city's life...
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- Following a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald turned to singing and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she went on to became the top female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, Fitzgerald made history as the first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award.
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Misty Copeland Misty Copeland. born. Misty Copeland, (born September 10, 1982, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.), American ballet dancer who, in 2015, became the first African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). 1  Misty Copeland and her siblings grew up with a single mother whose several failed marriages resulted in financial instability.
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- Obama Makes History. President Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States on November 5, 2008, transcending centuries of inequality in America. 1  Contents. 2  Early life. 3  Pre-Election Career.
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- Brooke became the first African American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate in 1966 and influenced major anti-poverty laws. Sept. 14, 1966 Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke joins campaign workers in Boston to celebrate winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Frank C. Curtin/AP.
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African American congressman sworn in African American congressman sworn in. Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
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- Vandal (or Bandal) is the name of the river nearby. The word is a reference to early invaders of the Spanish Peninsula sV. Gara is a Vasque word meaning hight, summit, or above the Vandal river. The mountains in the area are Garabandal, the little village is St. Sebastian of Garabandal.
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Black Americans in Congress Since 1870, when Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became the first African Americans to serve in Congress, a total of 153 African Americans have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators.