Friday, October 11, 2019

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

In 1862 the Confederate congress passed a law exempting persons who own a minimum of 20 slaves from mandatory military service (conscription).

In 1906 the San Francisco school district segregated schools to separate oriental children from white children.

In 1950 the FCC approved the application of the Columbia Broadcasting System to begin color TV broadcasts.

In 1972 a race riot broke out on the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on station off the coast of Vietnam.

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