In 1959, police were called to a segregated library in S. Carolina when 9yr-old Ronald McNair refused to leave. He later got a PhD in Physics from MIT and died in 1986 aboard the space shuttle Challenger. The library that refused to lend him books is now named after him. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNair
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WTF Fun Fact – Volvo Shares Seatbelt
A Volvo engineer invented and patented the three-point seatbelt in 1959. As a new safety measure, it was so significant that they opened up the patent to other automakers to help save lives instead of trying to profit from it. – WTF Fun Facts