This Day in Railroad History

January 7

1955

71 years ago

InnovationUnited States

Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the...

New York City, New York

Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.

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