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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 2024

Page

17

Kwanzaa Founded to Strengthen African American Unity

Kwanzaa was established in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga to reaffirm a common identity and direction for African American people and their global community. The holiday centers on seven principles aimed at strengthening family and community ties with Umoja, the Swahili word for unity, celebrated on the first night.

Maulana Karenga Leimert Park Los Angeles America

Historic milestones from 1864 to 2010

The year by year milestones capture Sherman’s Savannah gift to Lincoln in 1864, Lech Walesa becoming Poland’s first directly elected president in 1990, the 2001 birth of Carbon Copy the first cloned cat at Texas A&M, and Obama’s 2010 repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell in the U S military.

William T. Sherman Abraham Lincoln Savannah Lech Walesa Poland Texas A&m University Barack Obama U.S

December historical anniversaries spotlight world events

A compilation notes major events on December 23 to 26 across years. Washington resigns as Continental Army chief in 1783. key milestones include the first kidney transplant in 1954, Eisenhower’s 1943 appointment, Gorbachev's 1991 resignation, and the Norman Atlantic ferry fire in 2014 with 11 deaths.

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