February 1, 1998

Lillian Eliane Fishburne became the first black woman promoted to Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy.

Lillian Fishburne – Rear Admiral – Associated Links:

Lillian Fishburne | The Black Past Organization: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/fishburne-lillian-e-1949
Rear Admiral Lillian Fishburne – War History | Black History in America: http://www.myblackhistory.net/Lillian_Fishburne.htm
Rear Admiral Lillian Fishburne | The History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/radm-lillian-fishburne
Rear Admiral Lillian Fishburne | Military.com: https://www.military.com/navy/rear-adm-lillian-fishburne.html

Link to Photo Credit: Lillian E. Fishburne via Getty Images

August

August 21, 1930

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon is born.

August

August 18, 1859

Anna Ancher Danish painter, the only Woman member of the Skagen Painters, is born.

Birthdays

December 9, 1906

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, a pioneer in developing computer technology, is born.

1940s

August 11, 1942

Actress Hedy Lamarr secure a patent for a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system. The technology became the basis for wireless communication

August