‘Rosa sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked so Barack could run. Barack is running so our children can fly…’

Washington Post

Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
She spent her childhood in Alabama. At the age of 11, she enrolled in
the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, which was a private school.
Later, she worked as a seamstress in Montgomery.

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CNET’s Natali Del Conte reported from the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show with 3-D TVs, tablet computers, solar-powered chargers and more.

Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper today.The building’s official height, a secret until now, was put at 2,717 feet — more than a half-mile high.The $1.5-billion new tower will take the name Burj Khalifa after the ruler of the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The centerpiece of the $20 billion Downtown Dubai project includes 37 office floors, 1,044 apartments and 160 hotel rooms designed by Giorgio Armani. Emaar said it expects 12,000 people to live or work in the tower and connected office buildings.
(Source: Los Angeles Times)