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The Black Woman Behind Every Airplane Call Button You Touch Miriam Benjamin revolutionized how we call for help, but history erased her name. In 1888, this brilliant Black schoolteacher from Washington D.C. became only the second African American woman to receive a U.S. patent when she invented the Gong and Signal Chair. Her ingenious design featured a button that would ring a bell while simultaneously displaying a light to show which seat needed assistance. The U.S. House of Representatives was

6.8M views · 350K reactions | A moment of history. 磊 ⁣ ⁣ Iliesa Delana became the first Fiji  athlete ever to win a medal at the #Paralympics or #Olympics, and the first #gold from the Pacific Islands. What a moment! | Paralympic Games | Facebook