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Today in History
Today is Wednesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2021. There are 163 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 21, 1944, American forces landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks later.
On this date:
In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory.
In 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.)
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Clarence Thomas Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Pin Point, Georgia
Birth name: Clarence Thomas
Mother: Leola (Anderson) Thomas
Children: with Kathy (Ambush) Thomas: Jamal, 1973
Education: Holy Cross College, A.B., 1971; Yale Law School, J.D., 1974
Religion: Roman Catholic
Grew up in poverty in segregated Georgia.
Raised by his maternal grandparents as a devout Catholic, and was sent to an all-black Catholic school run by nuns.
Thomas was a beneficiary of Yale’s affirmative action policy, which offered opportunities to minority students.
Served on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Timeline
1977-1979
1979-1981
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