On Jan. 16, 1989, Miami erupted in three days of rioting following the police shooting of Black motorcyclist Clement Lloyd, highlighting racial tensions and police violence.
Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman established a 400,000-acre land giveaway to former slaves in 1865, later revoked, which inspired the phrase '40 acres and a mule'.
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced Operation Desert Storm on national television, marking a significant moment in U.S. military history during the Gulf War.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made history in 2006 by becoming Africa's first elected female head of state, an important milestone for women's political representation on the continent.
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