October 3, 1904

“Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune opens her first school for black students in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Link to Profile Photo: Mary McLeod Bethune

March 5, 1948

Leslie Marmon Silko American write is born.

Zora Neale Hurston American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker was born.

Catherine de Medici Italian noblewoman and Queen consort of France was born.

Gladys Mae West is inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.

Anne Lister an English landowner and diarist and first known modern lesbian is born.

Allyson Feniz becomes the record holder for most gold medals at the track and field World Championships.

Lilly Appelbaum Malnik Holocaust Survivor is born in Antwerp, Belgium.

Turia Pitt is an Australian mining engineer, humanitarian, athlete, motivational speaker and author.

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