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This Day in Black History: Oct. 13, 1914

Garrett A. Morgan patents the gas mask.

By Britt Middleton

October 13, 2011 / 7:00 AM

Inventor Garrett A. Morgan patented the gas mask,that would be used by soldiers during World War I.

(Photo: Mario Tama/GettyImages)

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