The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the “Six Triple Eight”, an all-female, all-Black unit that served in Europe during World War II, for their efforts to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail in three months.
Congressional Gold Medal
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Henrietta Lacks nominated for Congressional Gold Medal for contributions to modern medicine
‘We can work to ensure that Americans know her story and the critical impact her life-saving cells have had on global health.’
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Remembering the Montford Point Marines
In the summer of 1942, the first Black Marines arrived at Montford Point Camp, a 1,600-acre wooded swamp near Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Senate votes to award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman with Congressional Gold Medal
The Senate unanimously voted to award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman with the Congressional Gold Medal.