October October 16, 1967 Farah Pahlavi crowned Empress consort of Iran making her the only person to hold the office since pre-Islamic Iran. October 16, 1967
October October 25, 1783 Deborah Sampson received an honorable discharge from the Continential army after serving one and a half years disguised as her deceased brother, Robert Shurtieff Sampson. October 25, 1783
Black History October 3, 1904 Mary McLeod Bethune opens her first school for black students in Daytona Beach, Florida. October 3, 1904
Black History September 24, 1988 Jackie Joyner Kersee set a world heptathlon record, winning the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. September 24, 1988
September September 20, 1963 Katherine Graham is elected President of the Washington Post Company. September 20, 1963
September September 13, 1948 Margaret Chase Smith is elected senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. September 13, 1948
September September 13, 1933 Elizabeth McCombs takes office as a member of the New Zealand Parliament. She is the first woman to do so September 13, 1933
Black History December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white person; her arrest sparks the civil rights movement. December 1, 1955
April April 7, 1915 Billie Holiday was born. Billie Holiday was an American Jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. April 7, 1915
April April 20, 1939 Billie Holiday records the Civil Rights song "Strange Fruit" a poem written by Abel Meeropool exposing American racism and lynching. April 20, 1939