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January 22nd

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  1. 2001
    The Rise

    Condoleezza Rice becomes National Security Advisor

    Birmingham-born political scientist Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as the 19th U.S. National Security Advisor, the first woman in the role. In 2005 she succeeds Colin Powell as the 66th Secretary of State, the first Black woman in that office and the second woman to hold it.

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