Friday fact #34: The first African American female to win at the Grammy Awards
An African-American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella.
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Friday fact #33: The first woman to hold the title of newspaper editor
She was the wife of James Franklin and sister-in-law Benjamin Franklin.
Friday fact #32: The first American civilian selected to go into space in 1985
Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, and one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Friday fact #31: The first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel
She was born on October 24, 1838, in Auburn, New York.
Friday fact #30: The first African American to win a Nobel Prize
An American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor emeritus at Princeton University.
