July 8, 1943 - Faye Wattleton, first African American director of Planned Parenthood, born.
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July 9, 1893 - Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs first successful open-heart operation.
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July 11, 1905 - W.E.B. Dubois and William Monroe Trotter organize the Niagara Movement, predecessor of the NAACP, which demanded abolition of all race distinctions.
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Cornelius Johnson, high jumper, sets a new world record - 1936
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July 12, 1949 - Frederick M. Jones patents air-conditioning unit used in food transportation vehicles.
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