1- Black Fact = 1956 (May 26) – Althea Gibson, tennis legend, won the women’s singles championship in the French Open on this date in 1956, becoming the first black person to win a major tennis title.
2- Black Fact = 1968 ( May 26) – Ruth A. Lucas became the first black woman to be promoted to Colonel in the U.S. Air Force on this date in 1968.
3- Black Fact = 1872 (May 26) – T. J. Marshall, inventor, patented a variation of the Fire Extinguisher on this date in 1872. Patent # 125,063
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