International Women's Day

International Women’s Day

March 8, 2010 05:00:00 am

March 8 is International Women’s Rights and International Peace Day, better known as International Women’s Day.

THIS DAY @ LAW

University of Alabama desegregated after governor ends blockade

On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama desegregated when Governor George Wallace, facing Alabama National Guard troops federalized by President Kennedy, ended his blockade of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and allowed two African-American students to enroll. Watch President Kennedy's Civil Rights speech, delivered on this day.