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Here's yet another history lesson they didn't teach in school, and it's right in time for the end of Black History Month and the start of Women's Month. On Monday (February 28) the US House of Representatives voted 422-0 to award the only all-Black, all-female military unit that served in Europe during World War II the Congressional Gold Medal. The 6888th Central Postal Battalion is credited with solving an urgent mail crisis in England when they arrived in Europe. The 855-membered group has for decades gone without proper recognition, but in recent years that has changed. In