(STACKER/ WFXR) — Over the years, school curricula have changed, limiting the scope to the same Black figures throughout history. Several states including Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma have approved or suggested measures to limit race-related language in public schools. In 2023, Florida rejected an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course saying the content in […]
On Dec. 26, 2004: More than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.
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On Dec. 26, 2004: More than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.
On this day, Dec. 26 .
1996: Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colo. (The slaying remains unsolved.)
Also on this day:
1799: Former President George Washington is eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
1908: Jack Johnson becomes the first Black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.
1917: During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson issues a proclamation authorizing the government to take over operation of the nation’s railroads.