Sept 21. 1967: Prez Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Walter Washington to become the 1st Mayor-Commissioner of the newly reorganized municipal government of Washington, D.C. His historic nomination made him the 1st African American to lead a major U.S. city. #History
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