Welcome to the history tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

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We hope to see you there. And here's your 30-second summary.

Charity Adams Early was the first and highest-ranking African-American woman officer in the Women's

Army Auxiliary Corps. During World War II, she led the 6-3-8, the Central Postal Directory Battalion,

which was sent to Europe to make sure that years of backlogged letters and packages

were delivered to soldiers at last.

No-male, low morale, was their motto.

Her work showed the importance of diversity, teamwork,

and strong leadership in overcoming barriers of race and gender.

The end.

Let's talk about charity Edna Adams early.

But first, let's drop her into history in 1945.

In addition to many events leading to the end of World War II later that year,

Grand Rapids Michigan became the first

city in the world to fluoridate water. The character Pepe Lepew debuted in Looney Tunes cartoon called

Odourable Kitty. The modern trampoline was patented and labeled as a method of treating food

stuffs, a patent was filed for the very

first microwave oven.

The Swallow Sidecar Company was renamed Jaguar Cars Limited.

The United Nations was founded after 50 nations signed a charter.

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