In France, Bessie Coleman was accepted in a flying school, and received her pilot's license -- the first African American woman to do so. After two more months of study with a French pilot, she returned to New York in September, 1921.
Cairo, incorporated in 1870, is located in Grady County in southwest Georgia, thirty miles north of Tallahassee, Florida. Named either for the city in Egypt or for Cairo, Illinois, but pronounced Cayroe, the city has been the county seat since 1906. For decades it was known as the heart of Georgia's syrup industry.airo, incorporated in 1870, is located in Grady County in southwest Georgia, thirty miles north of Tallahassee, Florida. Named either for the city in Egypt or for Cairo, Illinois, but pronounced Cayroe, the city has been the county seat since 1906. For decades it was known as the heart of Georgia's syrup industry.
Cairo, Illinois is the 6,987th largest city in the United States as of 2016. Cairo, Illinois is a city. Cairo, Illinois is currently 52.0% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population. Cairo, Illinois's growth is extremely below average. 99% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.