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November 15, 1867
First stock ticker debuts
On this day in 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker ultimately revolutionized the stock market by... MORE >
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GIBSON, Althea
GIBSON, Althea. (1927–2003), American tennis player, who was the first African-American to win Wimbledon and the U.S. singles championships. Gibson was tutored in tennis at Harlem's Cosmopolitan Club, and in 1941 entered and won her first tournament, sponsored by the all-black . . .
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