August 9, 1949: Arts Council Formed
On this day in 1949, an ad hoc group convened, a constitution was adopted, the first slate of officers was elected, and the nation’s first arts council was formed. Paul Kolb was elected president...
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April 25: Happy 100th Birthday! Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary
Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary was born in 1914 in Gaffney, S. C. She graduated from Limestone College. She married Wilburn Clary, a star football player at the University of South Carolina. He was hired...
March 28: Happy Birthday! Katharine King Johnson
Katharine King Bahnson de Braganca Johnson was born in Leaksville in 1921. She graduated from Salem College, where she was Queen of the May in 1941, the year she graduated. Also in 1941, she...