In 1990
- Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years as South African political prisoner
In 2016
- Dr. Paula Johnson, a Harvard Medical School faculty member, is named as the 14th President of Wellesley College, becoming the first African American to hold the position
In 1996
- Penn's Baccalaureate Speaker was the Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
In 1976
- Clifford Alexander, Jr. is confirmed as the first African American Secretary of the Army
To Inspire You
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and promote their common welfare - all else is lost
