(Saturday, February 3, 1940) — “Careless” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Ray Eberle) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Feb. 3/17, Mar. 2/23, 1940). Continue reading ‘Careless’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1940)
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Fifteenth Amendment grants African-American men the right to vote 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1870)
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(Thursday, February 3, 1870, during the Reconstruction era) — The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude,” was ratified today as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments. Continue reading Fifteenth Amendment grants African-American men the right to vote 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1870)
