News from communities around Los Angeles
January 29, 2009
President Barack Obama signs his first bill as president of the United States. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 revised the statute of limitations for filing pay discrimination lawsuits.
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August 30, 1967The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson. Marshall, who argued before the […]
March 28, 1966 Bill Russell is named head coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the first African American to coach an NBA team. He would […]
October 24, 1935 Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opened in New York, becoming the first Black-authored play to become a long-running Broadway hit. It held the […]