July 9, 2021 By Amy Sayle Space enthusiasts and aspiring astronauts have two big reasons to pay attention to the International Space Station on July 12: 1) That morning, astronauts—while…
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…E Franklin St | UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27514 How to reach us: 919.962.1236 mpsc_tickets@unc.edu 3:00 PM Planetarium Shows Mars: The Ultimate Voyage September 20 @ 3:00 pm…
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…women make up the majority of breast cancer cases in America, Black/African American women have the highest cancer incident rates as a percentage of the population. Additionally, the average death…
…Flight Take a full-throttle adventure through the history and into the future of aeronautics. Tales of the American South Explore unique stories of the American South. The Little Star That…
…innovation, Woods was a brilliant inventor of communication and electrical devices. But without capital to manufacture them, he had to sell his patents to General Electric, Westinghouse, and American Bell….
…blasted into space on the shuttle Discovery, becoming the third African American woman to accomplish this amazing feat. After a 20-year career at NASA, Joan pursued other opportunities before returning…
…blue baby syndrome. McKinley Thompson, Jr., Car Designer Ford Motor Company hired Thompson in 1956, after he’d completed a degree in transportation design. He was Ford’s first African American designer….
…her student at West Virginia State College’s laboratory high school, remembered her as “a wonderful teacher.” Flemmie Kittrell, Nutritionist & Educator In 1936, Kittrell became the first African American woman…
