September 4, 1957
Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus orders the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock, in violation of Federal law. The move prompts President Eisenhower to deploy Army troops to ensure that the students would be allowed to enroll.
September 4, 2001
Republican U.S. Senate selects Alfonso Lenhardt as first African-American Sergeant at Arms
Another first for the Repubicans. Where were the Democrats?
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