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1989 - Huey P. Newton killed
Black Panther Party Co-founder Huey P. Newton was gunned down by a member of the…
1867 - Robert T Freeman become first black person to graduate from Harvard Dental School
The first Black person to graduate from Harvard Dental School is Robert T Freeman on…
1975 - Gen. Daniel James Jr. promoted to four-star general.
Gen. Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr. promoted to rank of four-star general and named commander-in-chief of…
1945 - R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born on this date
On October 1, 1945, noted R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born in Chicago,…
1875 - White Democrats attacked Republicans in Yazoo City, Mississippi.
On this date in 1875, White Democrats attacked Republicans at Yazoo City, Mississippi. One white…
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1940 - Benjamin E. Mays named president of Morehouse College.
02
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1980 - Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns wins the WBA Welterweight title.
03
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1928 - First Black Daily Newspaper In Modern Times
04
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1897 - Henry Rucker appointed collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia
05
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1984 - Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter
06
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1965 - President Signs Voting Rights Bill
07
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1970 - Courthouse shoot-out New York
08
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1989 - Congressman George Thomas "Mickey" Leland dies
09
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1987 - Beatrice Foods is acquired by Reginald Lewis.
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1981 - PUSH Boycott
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1965 - Thurgood Marshall
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1923 - Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell born
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1953 - President Eisenhower established Government Contract Compliance Committee
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1966 - Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry was born on this date.
15
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1938 - Congresswoman Maxine Waters born on this date.
16
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1958 - Angela Bassett, actress born on this date
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1990 - Jazz artist Pearl Bailey dies
18
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1935 - Rafer Johnson, is born
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1989 - Desmond Tutu Defies Apartheid Law
20
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1942 - Musician Isaac Hayes born
21
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1877 - Inventor, AP Abourne was awarded patent for refining coconut oil.
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1989 - Huey P. Newton killed
23
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1900 - National Negro Business League organized in Boston
24
Sunday
1854 - John V. DeGrasse admitted to Massachusetts Medical Society.
25
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1886 - American National Baptist Convention
26
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1960 - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist and icon, born.
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1963 - W.E.B. Du Bois died
28
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1963 - March on Washington
29
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1958 - Musician Michael Jackson was born
30
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1983 - Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr. The first Black US astronaut enters space.
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2002 - Jazz great, vibraphonist, Lionel Hampton dies at age 94.
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