GO PLAY

Historybook: Hiram Revels, first African American to serve in Congress, dies (1901); 18th Amendment ratified, banning alcohol in the US (1919); R&B and pop singer Aaliyah born (1979); "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda born (1980); Persian Gulf War begins (1991).

"You are perfectly cast in your life. I can’t imagine anyone but you in the role. Go play."

- Lin-Manuel Miranda