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August 10: Colin Powell Nominated to Become America's First Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Today in 1989

Photo credits: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images On August 10, 1989, Four Star General Colin Powell was nominated as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by President H.W. Bush. He was the first African American and the youngest person at age 52 to hold the highest military position in the Department of Defense. Powell was born […]

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