On September 21, 1981, at 24 years of age, Duster made history by becoming the first black fireman in the city of Florence, ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

But in Greenville, one woman changed that. Laverne Sing didn’t just join the Greenville Fire Department, she made history as the first African American female firefighter in Mississippi. Sing worked ...