November 22
November 22, 2014
Tamir Rice Killed
On November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice was shot within two seconds of a police officer arriving at a Cleveland park where Rice was playing with a toy pellet gun. The officer was not indicted, and Rice's death became a rallying point for the Black Lives Matter movement and calls for police reform.
People: Tamir Rice
Sources
1. Tamir Rice - The New York Times2. Tamir Rice - American Civil Liberties Union3. Tamir Rice - BBC NewsNovember 22, 1942
Guion Bluford Born
Born November 22, 1942, Guion "Guy" Bluford earned a PhD in aerospace engineering and flew combat missions in Vietnam before being selected as an astronaut. He flew four space shuttle missions between 1983 and 1992.
People: Guion Bluford
Sources
1. Guion Bluford - Encyclopedia.com2. Guion S. Bluford Jr. - NASA3. Guion Bluford - National Air and Space Museum4. Guion Bluford - Biography - History.comLink copied!
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