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c. 747 BCE

Kingdom of Kush Conquers Egypt

Piye (also known as Piankhi), the Kushite king from Nubia (modern-day Sudan), launched a military campaign that conquered all of Egypt. He established the 25th Dynasty, often called the Nubian Dynasty, which ruled Egypt for nearly a century. The Kushite pharaohs restored traditional Egyptian temples and culture while bringing their own Nubian traditions.

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People: Piye, Piankhi
Sources
1. Kingdom of Kush - Metropolitan Museum of Art2. Kush - The Metropolitan Museum of Art3. The Kingdom of Kush - Ancient History Encyclopedia
March 15, 1933

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Born

Born March 15, 1933, Ruth Bader Ginsburg credited African American lawyer Pauli Murray for the legal framework she used to argue gender discrimination cases. She co-authored a brief with Murray for Reed v. Reed (1971), connecting the struggles for racial and gender equality.

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People: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Pauli Murray
Sources
1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Biography - The Supreme Court Historical Society
March 15, 2021

First African American woman to lead a major tech company

Rosalind Brewer became the first African American woman to lead a major tech company.

People: Rosalind Brewer
Sources
1. Rosalind Brewer Named CEO of Starbucks — Starbucks Newsroom2. Rosalind Brewer: The First Black Woman to Lead a Fortune 500 Company — NPR

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