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1956 - Birth of Arsenio Hall, the First Black Late-Night Talk Show Host

Arsenio Hall, who would go on to become the first Black late-night talk show host in American television history, was born on this day in Cleveland, Ohio. He gained widespread fame with The Arsenio Hall Show, which debuted in 1989 and broke new ground by showcasing a diverse range of guests and performers, becoming a cultural phenomenon in the early 1990s.

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