On this day in 1870, Hiram Revels became the first African-American U.S. senator.
This Day in History Class
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Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile - May 6th, 1954
California enacts the Alien Land Law - May 3rd, 1913
The "Battle of Alcatraz" begins - May 2nd, 1946