#OnThisDayInHistory, the first black-owned and -run newspaper, "Freedom’s Journal," prints its first issue in New York in 1827. The circulation eventually reaches Canada, Haiti, and the UK. #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, FDR appoints Frances Perkins the Secretary of Labor, making her the first female cabinet member, in 1933. #Feminism #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, Charlotte E. Ray graduates from Howard University, thereby becoming the first black woman to practice law in the US, in 1872. She applied to school under the name "CE Ray." #feminism #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, John Herrington becomes the first Native American in space when he embarks on a mission to the International Space Station in 2002. He brings an eagle feather and traditional wooden flute with him. I'm not clear on if he played the flute in space or not. Either way, #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, Boston Female Medical College opens, becoming the first American institution to teach medical subjects to women, in 1848. The first class had 12 students. #Feminism #ItsAboutDamnTime #YouGoGirls

#OnThisDayInHistory, the Boston Symphony premieres Amy Beach's "Gaelic Symphony," the first symphony by an American woman to gain widespread attention, in 1896. #Feminism #YouGoGirl #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, the TV show "Beulah" debuts, the first nationally broadcast TV show to star an African-American in a leading role, Ethel Waters, in 1950. Waters would later be the first African-American nominated for an Emmy award. #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, New Zealand becomes the first self-governing nation to grant women the vote in 1893. #ItsAboutDamnTime #Feminism

#OnThisDayInHistory, Florence Blanchfield is the first female officer to be commissioned in 1947. #ItsAboutDamnTime

#OnThisDayInHistory, the George Washington Carver National Monument is dedicated in Missouri in 1953. It is the first such site to honor an African American #ItsAboutDamnTime