Born on This Day
French fashion designer who popularized ready-to-wear clothing. Iconic designs include the tuxedo suit.
African American woman whose HeLa cancer cell lines formed the basis of numerous scientific research breakthroughs.
Rapper who helped popularize the genre to a mainstream audience with hits "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage."
Great Britain’s Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 goes into effect in most British colonies. The act makes Canada a safe haven for fugitive enslaved people from the US, where slavery remains in effect.
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