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Thursday, October 27, 2005 

Rosa Parks

What a phenomenal way to honour one who inspired greatness but lived modestly.

... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The late civil rights icon Rosa Parks will be the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, a tribute usually reserved for presidents, soldiers and politicians.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to honor Parks and the U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve the tribute on Friday...

you can check out the whole article, which includes a bio... Reuters