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March 4th

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  1. 1877
    The Rise

    Garrett Morgan born

    Garrett Augustus Morgan is born in Paris, Kentucky, the seventh of eleven children born to formerly enslaved parents. He later patents the Safety Hood and the three-position traffic signal.

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