For the Japanese American community, today is a solemn day. It's the Day of Remembrance, the anniversary of FDR's Executive Order 9066, which ordered the internment of 120,000 persons of Japanese descent, two-thirds of whom were citizens of the United States.
Today we celebrate Mae Carol Jemison, MD, PhD (17 October, 1956), an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut and first African American woman to travel into space. 🥇👩🚀
Tonight, the Dodgers recognized those affected by last week’s tragic bombing at the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan by flying flags at half-staff at Dodger Stadium and honoring the 13 American servicemembers that lost their lives in service of our country.