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Althaea is especially remembered in ancient story about the fate of her son Meleager; they became the cause of each other's deaths. When Meleager was born, the Moirai (the Fates) predicted he would only live until a brand, burning in the family hearth, was consumed by fire. Oeneus and Mars both slept one night with Althaea, daughter of Thestius.
General periods. Geologic Time – Period prior to humans. 4.6 billion to 3 million years ago. (See "prehistoric periods" for more detail into this.) Primatomorphid Era – Period prior to the existence of Primatomorpha. Simian Era – Period prior to the existence of Simiiformes. Hominoid Era – Period prior to the existence of Hominoidea.
Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event (the French Championships ). The following year she won both Wimbledon ...
v. t. e. Historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving African Americans. [ 1] Most of these institutions were founded during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War and are ...
Though she may not be a household name, Althea Gibson broke barriers in professional sports. She was the first African-American tennis player to compete on the US Tennis Tour, and after her tennis ...
First African-American (mixed-race) to win a men's major golf championship: Tiger Woods (The Masters) [Note 23] First African-American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition: Tyra Banks; First African-American UFC champion: Maurice Smith; First African-American Director of the National Park Service: Robert Stanton [285]
The master race (German: Herrenrasse) is a pseudoscientific concept in Nazi ideology in which the putative "Aryan race" is deemed the pinnacle of human racial hierarchy. [ 1] Members were referred to as " Herrenmenschen " ("master humans"). [ 2]
First African-American man to win a Grand Slam tennis event: Arthur Ashe ( US Open) (See also: Althea Gibson, 1956; Serena Williams, 2003) First African American to start at quarterback in the modern era of professional football: Marlin Briscoe ( Denver Broncos, AFL) First African-American coach to win NBA Championship: Bill Russell.