1- Black Fact – 1872 – Thomas J.Martin is awarded a patent for the fire extinguisher.
In 1872, Thomas J. Martin improved upon the fire extinguisher developed by George Manby. The modern fire extinguisher uses a chemical foam that is stored in the cylinder and propelled by nitrogen or carbon dioxide. The chemical-foam fire extinguisher was invented by a Russian named Aleksandr Loran in 1904. Fire extinguishers 🔥🧯
2- Black Fact = 1831 (March 26) – Richard Allen, abolitionist and AME Church Bishop, died on this date in 1831. The author, Vernon Loggins, called him the “Father of the Negro.”
3- Black Fact = 1866 (March 26) – George Alexander McGuire, the first Bishop of the African Orthodox Church, was born on this date in 1866.
4- Black Fact = 1911 ( March 26) – William Henry Lewis, athlete, coach, and lawyer, was appointed U.S. Assistant Attorney General on date in 1911. The appointment, by President Howard Taft, was the first of a black person to a sub-Cabinet position.
5- Black Fact = 1937 (March 26)- William Henry Hastie became the first black federal judge in the United States when he was confirmed Judge of the Federal District Court in the Virgin Islands on this date in 1937.
6- Black Fact = 1962 (March 26) – Augusta Savage, famed sculptor and art instructor, died in New York on this date in 1962. Savage was very influential in the “Harlem Renaissance.”
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