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01 | |
Imani (Faith) New Year's Day Independence Day Haiti
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001/364 |
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1984 - Wilson Good inaugurated first Black Mayor Philadelphia
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002/363 |
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1984 - Jesse Jackson secures release of Robert Goodman
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003/362 |
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1920 - 1st National Negro Baseball League started
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004/361 |
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1804 - Ohio passed laws to restrict legal rights of free blacks
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1831 - London Anti-Slavery Convention opens
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1955 - Marian Anderson debuts at Metropolitan
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1922 - Charles Young dies, 1st Black Army Colonel
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1866 - Fisk University founded Nashville, TN
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1844 - George Washington Carver born
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010/355 |
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1940 - Ben O. Davis became 1st Black Army General
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011/354 |
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1970 - The Nigerian Civil War ended
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012/353 |
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1966 - Robert Weaver became Head of Housing & Urban Dev.
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1971 - Lt. Col. Etienne Eyadema became 1st President of Togo
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014/351 |
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1929 - Martin Luther King, Jr. born
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015/350 |
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1974 - Singer/Composer Leon Bukasa of Zaire died
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016/349 |
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1942 - Pro Boxer Muhammed Ali born in Lou., KY
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1856 - Chicago Surgeon Daniel Hale Williams born
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018/347 |
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1918 - Publisher John H. Johnson born
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019/346 |
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20 | |
2009 - Barack Obama inaugurated first Black President of the United States
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020/345 |
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21 | |
1824 - Ashanti leader Osei Bonsu defeated at Assamaka
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021/344 |
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1904 - Willa Brown-Chappel born Glasgow, Kentucky
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022/343 |
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23 | |
1976 - singer, actor, athlete, and lawyer Paul Robeson died
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023/342 |
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24 | |
1885 - Martin Robison Delany died
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024/341 |
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25 | |
1851 - Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women Rights Convention
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025/340 |
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26 | |
1944 - Angela Davis born Birmingham, Alabama
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026/339 |
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1780 - Juan Alvarez born Guerrero, Mexico
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027/338 |
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1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia
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028/337 |
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1837 - Father of Russian Literature Alexander Pushkin born
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029/336 |
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1965 - Satchel Paige named all time outstanding player
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030/335 |
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1865 - 13th Amendment passed
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1902 - WRITER/ POET LANGSTON HUGHES BORN
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032/333 |
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1956 - 1ST BLK STUDENT AT UNIV. OF ALA. AUTHERINE LUCY
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1810 - Antonio Ruiz died for his country, Argentina
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034/331 |
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1822 - FREE U. S. BLACKS SETTLED IN LIBERIA
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035/330 |
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1956 - L. R. LAUTIER 1ST BLACK NAT'L PRESS CLUB
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1945 - ROBERT NESTA MARLEY BORN IN RHODEN HALL, JAMAICA
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INDEPENDENCE DAY IN GRENADA
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1965 - JOSEPH B. DANQUAH DIED
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1964 - Arthur Ashe, Jr. became 1st black on U. S. Davis Cup Team
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1989 - RON H. BROWN ELECTED CHAIRMAN DEM. NAT'L COMMITT.
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1990 - NELSON MANDELA REL. FROM PRISON AFTER 27 YEARS
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042/323 |
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1861 - JOCKEY ISSAC MURPHY BORN PLEASANT GREEN HILL, KY
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13 | |
1923 - 1ST BLK PRO BASKETBALL TEAM "THE RENAISSANCE"
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044/321 |
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1817 - FREDRICK DOUGLASS BORN TUCKAHOE, MARYLAND
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045/320 |
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1961 - U. N. DISRUPTED, SLAYING CONGO PREM. LUMUMBA
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046/319 |
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1874 - FREDRICK DOUGLASS ELECTED PRES. FREEDMAN'S BNK
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047/318 |
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1902 - MARIAN ANDERSON BORN PHILADELPHIA, PA
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048/317 |
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1688 - Quakers passed the first formal antislavery resolution
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049/316 |
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1919 - 1st Pan-African Congress held in Paris
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050/315 |
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20 | |
1895 - FREDRICK DOUGLASS DIED IN WASHINGTON, DC
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051/314 |
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21 | |
1965 - MALCOLM X KILLED IN NY (EL HAJI MALIK EL SHABAZZ)
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052/313 |
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22 | |
1950 - JULIUS "DR. J." ERVING BORN
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23 | |
1868 - W. E. B. DUBOIS BORN
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054/311 |
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24 | |
1966 - KWAME NKRUMAH OF GHANA OUSTED
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055/310 |
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1870 - HIRAM REVELS BECAME 1ST BLACK U. S. SENATOR
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056/309 |
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26 | |
1930 - "GREEN PASTURES" OPENED IN NEW YORK CITY
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057/308 |
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27 | |
1988 - Debi Thomas won 1st Olympic Skating Medal by Black
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058/307 |
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28 | |
1784 - Poet Phyllis Wheatley died
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059/306 |
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1967 - Adam Clayton Powell excluded from 90th Congress
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060/305 |
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1867 - Howard University established, Washington, D. C.
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061/304 |
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1836 - U. S. Congressman Jefferson Long born
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062/303 |
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1932 - Zensi Miriam Makeba born Prospect Township
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063/302 |
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05 | |
1770 - Crispus Attucks killed in the Boston Massacre
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064/301 |
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06 | |
Independence Day Ghana
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065/300 |
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07 | |
1539 - Morocco Estevanico discovered Arizona & New Mexico
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066/299 |
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08 | |
1945 - Phyllis Mae Dailey became 1st Black Navy Nurse
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067/298 |
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09 | |
1964 - Miriam Makeba speaks to U. N. on Apartheid
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068/297 |
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1913 - Harriet Tubman died
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069/296 |
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1959 - "A Raisin in the Sun" opened on Broadway
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070/295 |
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1932 - Andrew Young born in New Orleans, LA
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071/294 |
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13 | |
Anniversary of the revolution in Grenada
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072/293 |
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1889 - Menelik became ruler of Abyssinia, Ethiopia
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073/292 |
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15 | |
1ST President of Liberia Joseph J. Roberts born
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074/291 |
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16 | |
1827 - 1st U. S. Black paper, "Freedom's Journal"
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075/290 |
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17 | |
1919 - Nat "King" Cole born
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076/289 |
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1806 - Norbert Rillieux born, New Orleans, Louisiana
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077/288 |
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19 | |
1872 - T. J. Boyd awarded Patent for Horse Detach. Apparatus
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078/287 |
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20 | |
1883 - Jan E. Matzeliger patent Shoelacing Machine
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079/286 |
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21 | |
1960 - 72 killed at Sharpville, South Africa
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080/285 |
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22 | |
1492 - Alonzo Pietro set sail with Columbus
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081/284 |
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23 | |
1873 - Slavery abolished in Puerto Rico
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082/283 |
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24 | |
1865 - Black Troops mustered into Confederate Service
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083/282 |
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25 | |
1843 - Dodson starts search for north west passage
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084/281 |
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26 | |
1872 - Thomas J. Martin - Fire Extinguisher Patent
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085/280 |
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27 | |
1501 - Black Seaman, Soldiers & Explorers brought to America
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086/279 |
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28 | |
1870 - 1st Black State Supreme Court Justice, South Carolina
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087/278 |
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29 | |
1859 - Barthelemy Boganda died
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088/277 |
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30 | |
1963 - Edward J. Dwight Jr. 1st Black Astronaut Candidate
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089/276 |
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31 | |
1968 - Republic of New Africa founded Detroit, MI
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090/275 |
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1930 - 1st Female Monarch Ethiopia, Zawditu died
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091/274 |
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02 | |
1984 - John Thompson, 1st Black to win NCAA Tournament
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092/273 |
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03 | |
1950 - Dr. Carter G. Woodson died - Washington, D. C.
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093/272 |
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04 | |
1968 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated
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094/271 |
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05 | |
1856 - Booker T. Washington born Hale's Ford, Virginia
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095/270 |
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06 | |
1909 - Matthew Henson leads a party of 6 to North Pole
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096/269 |
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1712 - Slave insurrection in New York City resulted in the execution of 21 African Americans
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097/268 |
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1974 - HENRY AARON BROKE BABE RUTH'S HOMERUN RECORD
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098/267 |
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1898 - Paul Bustill Robeson born, Princeton, NJ
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099/266 |
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10 | |
1938 - NANA ANNOR ADJAYE DIED IN WEST NZIMA, GHANA
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100/265 |
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1947 - JACKIE ROBINSON, 1ST BLACK MAJOR LEAGUE CONTR.
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101/264 |
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1983 - Harold Washington elected mayor of Chicago
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102/263 |
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13 | |
1804 - WILLIAM HENRY LANE -JUBA PERFECTS THE TAP DANCE
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103/262 |
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14 | |
1915 - JAMES HUTTON BREW DIED
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104/261 |
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15 | |
1959 - "AFRICAN FREEDOM DAY" IS DECLARED
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105/260 |
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16 | |
1862 - SLAVERY ABOLISHED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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106/259 |
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17 | |
1758 - FRANCIS WILLIAMS PUB. POEM BOOK IN LATIN
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107/258 |
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18 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN ZIMBABWE
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108/257 |
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19 | |
1775 - BLACK & WHITE MINUTEMEN AT LEXINGTON & CONCORD
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109/256 |
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20 | |
1866 - FISK UNIVERSITY OPENED ITS DOORS
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110/255 |
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21 | |
1966 - IMPERIAL MAJESTY HAILE SELASSIE IN JAMAICA
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111/254 |
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22 | |
1922 - JAZZ MUSICIAN CHARLES MINGUS BORN
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112/253 |
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23 | |
1971 - PRES. LIBERIA WILLIAM V. S. TUBMAN DIED
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113/252 |
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24 | |
1884 - NAT'L MEDICAL ASSOC. OF BLACK PHYSICIANS FORMED
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114/251 |
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1918 - "FIRST LADY OF SONG" ELLA FITZGERALD BORN
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115/250 |
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1966 - MILTON OLIVE, III REC MEDAL HONOR POSTHUMOUSLY
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116/249 |
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1883 - Hubert Harrison born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands
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117/248 |
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28 | |
1967 - MUHAMMED ALI STRIPPED OF TITLE
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118/247 |
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1899 - Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington born in Washington, D. C.
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119/246 |
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1828 - THE GREAT ZULU KING SHAKA KILLED
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120/245 |
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1867 - HOWARD UNIVERSITY CHARTERED BY CONGRESS
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121/244 |
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1844 - ELIJAH MCCOY BORN IN ONTARIO, CANADA
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122/243 |
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1897 - J. W. SMITH PATENTED THE LAWN SPRINKLER
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123/242 |
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1893 - Bill Pickett earned the title of "Inventor of Bulldogging"
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124/241 |
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1857 - DRED SCOTT DECISION "SLAVES CAN'T SUE IN COURT"
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125/240 |
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1988 - Eugene A. Marino, 1st Black Roman Catholic Archbishop
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126/239 |
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1878 - J. R. WINTERS REC'D PATENT FOR THE FIRE ESC. LDDR
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127/238 |
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1958 - 1ST BLK GRAD. LITTLE ROCK'S CENTRAL HIGH -E. GREEN
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128/237 |
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09 | |
1862 - General David "Black Dave" Hunter enlists Blacks
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129/236 |
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10 | |
1837 - LT. GOV LOUISIANA PINCKNEY B. S. PINCHBACK BORN
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130/235 |
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11 | |
1895 - BLACK COMPOSER WILLIAM GRANT STILL BORN
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131/234 |
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12 | |
1967 - H. Rap Brown replaced S. Carmichael as Chairman of the SNCC
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132/233 |
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13 | |
1914 - BOXER JOE LOUIS BORN
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133/232 |
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1897 - JAZZ CLARINETIST SIDNEY BECHET BORN
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134/231 |
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1957 - Andre Marie Mbida became the Premier of Cameroon
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135/230 |
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1979 - CIVIL RIGHTS & LABOR LEADER A. P. RANDOLPH DIED
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136/229 |
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1875 - OSCAR LEWIS WON 1ST KENTUCKY DERBY ON ARISTIDES
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137/228 |
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1955 - Mary McLeod Bethune died - Daytona Beach, Florida
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138/227 |
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1925 - MALCOLM LITTLE (X) BORN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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139/226 |
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1958 - ROBERT N. C. NIX ELECTED TO U. S. CONGRESS
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140/225 |
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1965 - Dr. M. L. King's 1st Selma Montgomery March
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141/224 |
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1899 - Percy L. Julian isolated Soya Protein/Aerofoam
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142/223 |
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23 | |
1832 - SAMUEL SHARPE HUNG, JAMAICAN NATIONAL HERO
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143/222 |
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24 | |
1966 - LEONTYNE PRICE OPENED METROPOLITAN SEAS.
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144/221 |
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25 | |
1963 - AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY
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145/220 |
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1799 - ALEXANDER S. PUSHKIN BORN, RUSSIA'S GREATEST POET
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146/219 |
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27 | |
1742 - DORIE MILLER AWARDED NAVY CROSS
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147/218 |
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1851 - SOJOURNER TRUTH ATTENDED WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONV.
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148/217 |
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29 | |
1965 - FIRST BLACK GRAD. UNIV. OF ALA., VIVIAN MALONE
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149/216 |
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30 | |
1909 - First meeting National Negro Committee (now NAACP)
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150/215 |
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1899 - G. COOK PATENTED AUTOMATIC FISHING DEVICE
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151/214 |
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1875 - FIRST BLACK CATH. BISHOP JAMES A HEALEY ORD.
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152/213 |
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1948 - HERB MCKENLEY SET A WORLD RECORD FOR 400-YD
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153/212 |
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1904 - "Father Blood Plasma" Dr. Charles Drew born
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154/211 |
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1972 - Angela Davis acquitted of murder and other charges
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155/210 |
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1988 - CLARENCE M. PENDELTON DIED
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156/209 |
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06 | |
1930 - DILLARD UNIVERSITY CHARTERED IN NEW ORLEANS
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157/208 |
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1943 - AUTHOR POET NIKKI GIOVANNI BORN
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158/207 |
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1982 - LEROY "SATCHEL" PAIGE DIED
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159/206 |
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1904 - 1st Black Bank in Tennessee begun by J. C. Napier
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160/205 |
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1940 - MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY DIED LONDON, ENGLAND
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161/204 |
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1920 - Pianist/Singer Hazel Dorothy Scott born
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162/203 |
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12 | |
1964 - Nelson Mandela sentenced to Life Imprisonment
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163/202 |
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13 | |
1980 - POLITICAL LEADER OF GUYANA WALTER RODNEY KILLED
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164/201 |
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14 | |
1970 - CHRIS DICKERSON BECAME 1ST BLK MR. AMERICA
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165/200 |
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1877 - Henry O. Flipper became 1st Black Graduate of West Point
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166/199 |
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1976 - SOWETO STUDENT RIOTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
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167/198 |
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1989 - SANDRA FARMER-PATRICK /DAVID PATRICK W.400M HURDLES
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168/197 |
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1953 - EGYPT BECAME A REPUBLIC
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169/196 |
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1962 - BILL RUSSELL NAMED "PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
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170/195 |
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20 | |
1914 - W. C. HANDY WROTE "THE ST. LOUIS BLUES"
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171/194 |
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21 | |
1966 - First Black Major League Umpire Emmett Ashford
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172/193 |
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22 | |
1910 - Katherine Dunham born in Chicago, Illinois
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173/192 |
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1975 - John Joseph Akar died in Kingston, Jamaica
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174/191 |
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24 | |
1877 - Bishop Josiah M. Kibira leader Luther World Federation
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175/190 |
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1908 - EDITOR & AUTHOR BEATRICE MURPHY BORN
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176/189 |
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26 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY MADAGASCAR & SOMALIA
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177/188 |
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27 | |
1858 - First Play by Black published by William Brown
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178/187 |
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28 | |
1911 - First Black New York Policeman Samuel J. Battle
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179/186 |
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1886 - Photographer James Vanderzee born - Lenox, ME
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180/185 |
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INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE
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181/184 |
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INDEPENDENCE DAY BURUNDI & RWANDA
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1777 - Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery
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183/182 |
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1914 - 500 BLACKS SAIL TO WEST AFRICA W/ CHIEF A. SAM
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184/181 |
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INDEPENDENCE DAY U. S. A.
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05 | |
1809 - ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED
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186/179 |
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INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
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187/178 |
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1915 - WRITER MARGARET ABIGAIL WALKER BORN
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188/177 |
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1965 - Roy Wilkins became Executive Director of N.A.A.C.P.
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189/176 |
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1893 - OPEN HEART SURGERY PERF. BY DR. DAN'L WILLIAMS
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190/175 |
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INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMONWEALTH OF BAHAMAS
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191/174 |
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1905 - NIAGARA MOVEMENT ORGANIZED, FORERUNNER NAACP
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192/173 |
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12 | |
1937 - WILLIAM "BILL" COSBY BORN
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193/172 |
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13 | |
1787 - Slavery outlawed in northwest territory by congress
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194/171 |
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14 | |
1951 - GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER NAT'L MONUMENT DEDIC.
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195/170 |
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15 | |
1929 - FRANCIS BEBEY BORN IN DOUALA, CAMEROON
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196/169 |
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16 | |
1862 - IDA B. WELLS BORN
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197/168 |
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17 | |
1967 - JAZZ SAXOPHONIST JOHN COLTRANE DIED
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198/167 |
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18 | |
1905 - GRANVILLE WOODS REC. PATENT RAILWAY BRAKES
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199/166 |
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19 | |
1925 - JOSEPHINE BAKER MAKES PARIS DEBUT
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200/165 |
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20 | |
1957 - Althea Gibson won Women's Single at Wimbledon
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201/164 |
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21 | |
1967 - ALBERT J. LUTHULI RECEIVED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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202/163 |
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22 | |
1899 - KING SOBHUZA II OF KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND BORN
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203/162 |
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23 | |
1892 - Emperior Haile Selassie born in Ethiopia
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204/161 |
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24 | |
1807 - Ira Aldridge born in New York City
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205/160 |
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25 | |
1778 - First Black Baptist Church organized in U. S. A.
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206/159 |
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26 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
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207/158 |
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27 | |
1962 - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. JAILED AGAIN
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208/157 |
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28 | |
1866 - BLACK REGIMENTS BECAME PART OF U. S. ARMY
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209/156 |
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29 | |
1824 - Alexandre Dumas born, author of 3 Musketeers
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210/155 |
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30 | |
1945 - ADAM CLAYTON POWELL ELECTED CONGRESSMAN
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211/154 |
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31 | |
1921 - NAT'L URBAN LEAGUE EXEC. WHITNEY M. YOUNG BORN
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212/153 |
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Sunday
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Monday
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INDEPENDENCE DAY JAMAICA
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213/152 |
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02 | |
1847 - WILLIAM A. LEIDESDORFF LAUNCHED 1ST STEAMBOAT S.F.
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214/151 |
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03 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF NIGER
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215/150 |
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04 | |
1936 - John Woodruff won Olympic Gold Medal for 800M
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216/149 |
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05 | |
1984 - EVELYN ASHFORD & EDWIN MOSES WON OLYMPIC GOLD
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217/148 |
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06 | |
1977 - PRIME MINISTER SIR ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE DIED
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218/147 |
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07 | |
1932 - ABEBE BIKILA OF ETHIOPIA BORN
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219/146 |
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08 | |
1865 - Matthew A. Henson born in Charles City, Maryland
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220/145 |
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09 | |
1984 - DALEY THOMPSON WON 2ND OLYMPIC DECATHLONS
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221/144 |
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10 | |
1989 - General Colin Powell nominated Chairman of Joint Chiefs
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222/143 |
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11 | |
1921 - Author Alex Haley born in Washington D. C.
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223/142 |
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12 | |
1890 - Madame Lillian Evanti born in Washington D. C.
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224/141 |
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13 | |
1983 - DALEY THOMPSON WON DECATH. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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225/140 |
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14 | |
1883 - ERNEST E. JUST BORN, PROMINENT BIOLOGIST
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226/139 |
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15 | |
1950 - EZZARD CHARLES DEFEATED FREDDY BESHONE
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227/138 |
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16 | |
1972 - PHILLIP A. POTTER BEC. GEN. SECRETARY W. C. C.
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228/137 |
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17 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY THE REPUBLIC OF GABON
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229/136 |
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18 | |
1977 - Steven Biko arrested in South Africa
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230/135 |
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19 | |
1989 - BISHOP DESMOND TUTU DEFIED APARTHEID LAWS
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231/134 |
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20 | |
1565 - BLACK ARTISANS HELP MENENDEZ BUILD ST. AUGUSTINE
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232/133 |
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21 | |
1904 - WILLIAM "COUNT" BASIE BORN
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233/132 |
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22 | |
1978 - PRESIDENT OF KENYA JOMO KENYATTA DIED
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234/131 |
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23 | |
1892 - INVENTOR O. E. BROWN REC. PATENT FOR HORSESHOE
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235/130 |
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24 | |
1950 - Edith Sampson named 1st Black Alternate Delegate of U. N.
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236/129 |
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25 | |
1925 - A. Phillip Randolph organizes Sleeping Car Porters
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237/128 |
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26 | |
1943 - WILLIAM L. DAWSON ELE. DEMOC. VICE PRES. CAND.
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238/127 |
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27 | |
1963 - W. E. B. DUBOIS DIED
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239/126 |
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28 | |
1963 - MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM
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240/125 |
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29 | |
1920 - Charlie "Bird" Parker born in Kansas City, Kansas
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241/124 |
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30 | |
1901 - ROY WILKINS BORN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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242/123 |
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31 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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243/122 |
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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01 | |
1993 - BEGINNINGS BWC
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244/121 |
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02 | |
1966 - Frank Robinson named M. V. P. of American League
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245/120 |
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03 | |
1970 - First Congress of African People in Atlanta, GA
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246/119 |
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04 | |
1908 - Richard Wright born in Natchez, Mississippi
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247/118 |
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05 | |
1960 - LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR ELECTED PRES. OF SENEGAL
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248/117 |
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06 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
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249/116 |
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07 | |
1954 - School Integration began in Washington and Baltimore
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250/115 |
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08 | |
1965 - ACTRESS DOROTHY DANDRIDGE DIED
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251/114 |
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09 | |
1915 - ASSOC. STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE & HISTORY FOUND
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252/113 |
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10 | |
1961 - JOMO KENYATTA RETURNS TO KENYA
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253/112 |
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11 | |
1721 - African Warrior Angelo Soliman born
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254/111 |
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12 | |
1787 - FIRST BLACK MASONIC LODGE ORGANIZED
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255/110 |
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13 | |
1663 - First serious Slave Conspiracy began in Virginia
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256/109 |
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14 | |
1921 - CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY BORN
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257/108 |
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15 | |
1943 - Paul Robeson's 296th performance of "Othello"
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258/107 |
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16 |
INDEPENDENCE DAY PAPUA, NEW GUINEA 1925
B. B. KING'S BIRTHDAY
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259/106 |
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17 | |
1983 - VANESSA WILLIAMS BEC. 1ST BLACK MISS AMERICA
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260/105 |
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18 | |
1980 - First Black in Space - Cuban Arnoldo Tamayo
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261/104 |
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19 | |
1881 - BOOKER T. WASHINGTON OPENED TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
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262/103 |
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20 | |
1891 - LAMINE GUEYE BORN IN MEDINE, MALI
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263/102 |
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21 | |
1814 - BLACK TROOPS CITED FOR BRAVERY BATTLE OF N.O.
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264/101 |
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22 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF MALI
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265/100 |
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23 | |
1863 - MARY CHURCH TERRELL BORN
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266/099 |
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24 | |
1894 - Edwin Franklin Frazier born in Washington, D. C.
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267/098 |
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25 | |
1911 - DR. ERIC WILLIAMS BORN
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268/097 |
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26 | |
1962 - SONNY LISTON KNOCKED OUT FLOYD PATTERSON
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269/096 |
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27 | |
1934 - ACTOR GREG MORRIS BORN
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270/095 |
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28 | |
1785 - Abolitionist David Walker born
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271/094 |
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29 | |
1931 - DR. LENORA MORAGNE BORN IN EVANSTON, IL
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272/093 |
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30 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
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273/092 |
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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01 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGERIA
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274/091 |
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02 | |
1958 - REPUBLIC OF GUINEA GAINED INDEPENDENCE
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275/090 |
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03 | |
1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia, leading to World War II
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276/089 |
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04 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
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277/088 |
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05 | |
1872 - BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ENTERED HAMPTON INSTITUTE
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278/087 |
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06 | |
1981 - PRES. OF EGYPT ANWAR SADAT ASSASSINATED
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279/086 |
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07 | |
1897 - ELIJAH MUHAMMED BORN SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA
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280/085 |
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08 | |
1941 - Jesse L. Jackson born in Greenville, S. C.
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281/084 |
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09 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
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282/083 |
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10 | |
1899 - J. W. BUTTS RECEIVED PATENT FOR LUGGAGE CARR.
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283/082 |
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11 | |
1865 - Paul Bogle lead march against Morant Bay Courthouse
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284/081 |
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12 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY EQUATORIAL GUINEA
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285/080 |
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13 | |
1831 - SLAVE JO ANDERSON HELPED INVENT GRAIN REAPER
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286/079 |
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14 | |
1964 - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. REC. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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287/078 |
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15 | |
1969 - ABDI RASHID ALI SHERMAKE ASSASSINATED
|
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288/077 |
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16 | |
1859 - JOHN BROWN'S RAID ON HARPER'S FERRY, ARSENAL
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289/076 |
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17 | |
1806 - JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES ASSASSINATED
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290/075 |
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18 | |
1903 - Felix Houphouet-boigny born
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291/074 |
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19 | |
1983 - Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop assassinated
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292/073 |
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20 | |
1989 - JUDGE ALCEE L. HASTINGS IMPEACHED BY U. S. SEN.
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293/072 |
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21 | |
1865 - GEORGE WILLIAM GORDON UNFAIRLY ARRESTED & SENT.
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294/071 |
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22 | |
1952 - Frank E. Peterson, Jr. commissioned Marine Aviation Officier
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295/070 |
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23 | |
1886 - Wiley Jones operated 1st Streetcar in Pine Bluff, AR
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296/069 |
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24 | |
1964 - KENNETH DAVID KAUNDA BECAME PRES. OF ZAMBIA
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297/068 |
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25 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
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298/067 |
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26 | |
1911 - Mahalia Jackson born in New Orleans, Louisiana
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299/066 |
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27 | |
1919 - EDWARD W. BROOKE BORN
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300/065 |
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28 | |
1873-1889 PATRICK HEALY PRES. OF GEORGETOWN UNIV.
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301/064 |
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29 | |
1949 - First Black President of Hampton Institute - Alonzo Moron
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302/063 |
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30 | |
1954 - BLACK UNITS IN ARMED FORCES DISSOLVED
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303/062 |
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31 | |
1900 - ACTRESS & SINGER ETHEL WATERS BORN
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304/061 |
|
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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01 | |
1866 - FIRST CIVIL RIGHTS ACT PASSED
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305/060 |
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02 | |
1989 - Andre Ware, 1st Black Quarterback to win Heisman
|
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306/059 |
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03 | |
1974 - Harold Ford elected U. S. Congressman from Tennessee
|
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307/058 |
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04 | |
2008 - Barack Obama elected first Black President of the United States
|
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308/057 |
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05 | |
1926 - Negro History Week initiated by Carter G. Woodson
|
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309/056 |
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06 | |
1983 - SGT. FARLEY SIMON WINS MARINE CORPS MARATHON
|
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310/055 |
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07 | |
1989 - DOUGLAS WILDER BECAME GOVERNOR WEST VIRGINIA
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311/054 |
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08 | |
1878 - BICYCLE RACER MARSHALL WALTER TAYLOR BORN
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312/053 |
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09 | |
1731 - BENJAMIN BANNEKER BORN ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND
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313/052 |
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10 | |
1951 - FIRST BLACK JOCKEY RODE IN FLA. H. RICHARDSON
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314/051 |
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11 | |
1989 - CIVIL RIGHTS MEMOR. DEDIC. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
|
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315/050 |
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12 | |
1941 - NAT'L NEGRO OPERA FOUNDED, LILLIAN EVANTI
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316/049 |
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13 | |
1839 - FIRST ANTI-SLAVERY PARTY ORG. LIBERTY PARTY
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317/048 |
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14 | |
1915 - BOOKER T. WASHINGTON DIED
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318/047 |
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15 | |
218 BC - HANNIBAL CROSSED ALPS WITH ELEPHANTS
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319/046 |
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16 | |
1873 - "FATHER OF THE BLUES" W. C. HANDY BORN
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320/045 |
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17 | |
1980 - WHMM-TV, 1st Black Public Broadcasting TV Station
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321/044 |
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18 | |
1797 - SOJOURNER TRUTH BORN
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322/043 |
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19 | |
1878 - ACTOR CHARLES S. GILPIN BORN
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323/042 |
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20 | |
1923 - GARRETT A. MORGAN REC. PATENT FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT
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324/041 |
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21 | |
1893 - GRANVILLE T. WOODS PATENTED "RAIL WAY CONDUIT"
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325/040 |
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22 | |
1930 - Nation of Islam founded in Detroit by Elijah Muhammed
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326/039 |
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23 | |
1897 - J. L. Love received Patent for Pencil Sharpener
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327/038 |
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24 | |
1957 - JIM BROWN SET RECORD FOR YARDS GAINED
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328/037 |
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25 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
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329/036 |
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26 | |
1883 - Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Michigan
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330/035 |
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27 | |
1942 - ROCK MUSICIAN JIMI HENDRIX BORN
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331/034 |
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28 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA
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332/033 |
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29 | |
1905 - BLACK NEWSPAPER "THE CHICAGO DEFENDER" BEGAN
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333/032 |
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30 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY BARBADOS
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334/031 |
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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01 | |
1955 - ROSA PARKS REFUSED TO SIT AT THE BACK OF BUS
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335/030 |
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02 | |
1859 - Abolitionist John Brown executed for Insurrection
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336/029 |
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03 | |
1847 - ANTI-SLAVERY PAPER "NORTH STAR" STARTED
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337/028 |
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04 | |
1909 - NEW YORK NEWSPAPER "AMSTERDAM NEWS" FOUNDED
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338/027 |
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05 | |
1870 - AUTHOR ALEXANDER DUMAS DIED
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339/026 |
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06 | |
1961 - Dr. Franz O. Fanon died in Bethesda, Maryland
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340/025 |
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07 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF IVORY COAST
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341/024 |
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08 | |
1925 - Sammy Davis, Jr. born in New York City
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342/023 |
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09 | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
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343/022 |
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10 | |
1967 - OTIS REDDING KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH
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344/021 |
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11 | |
1872 - P. B. S. Pinchback elected acting Governor of Louisiana
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345/020 |
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12 | |
1870 - Joseph Hayne Rainey, First African-American Representative
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346/019 |
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13 | |
1957 - Daniel A. Chapman became Ghana's Ambassador for U. S.
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347/018 |
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14 | |
1908-1915 JACK JOHNSON REIGNED WORLD HVYWT BOXING CHAMP
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348/017 |
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15 | |
1911 - William A. Hinton born - Developer of the Hinton Test
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349/016 |
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16 | |
1976 - Andrew Young appointed Ambassador to U. N.
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350/015 |
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17 | |
1973 - JULIAN BOND PROMOTED HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION
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351/014 |
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18 | |
1865 - Ratification of the 13th Amendment
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352/013 |
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19 | |
1875 - "FATHER OF BLACK HISTORY" CARTER G WOODSON BORN
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353/012 |
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20 | |
1852 - MOSHWESHWE DEFEATS THE BOERS IN AFRICA
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354/011 |
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21 | |
1961 - Leontyne Price debuts at the Metropolitan Opera
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355/010 |
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22 | |
1898 - Dr. Chancellor Williams born in S. C.
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356/009 |
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23 | |
1867 - FIRST BLACK MILLIONAIRESS C. J. WALKER BORN
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357/008 |
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24 |
Christmas Eve
1853 - Octavia Victoria Rogers born
|
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358/007 |
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25 |
Christmas Day
1971 - Jesse L. Jackson founded PUSH
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359/006 |
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26 | |
Umoja (Unity) Kwanzaa begins
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360/005 |
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27 | |
KUJICHAGULIA (SELF-DETERMI-NATION)
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361/004 |
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28 | |
UJIMA (COLLECTIVE WORK & RESPONSI-BILITY)
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362/003 |
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29 | |
UJAMAA (COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS)
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363/002 |
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31 |
KUUMBA (CREATIVITY)
George Washington reversed previous policy and allowed the recruitment
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365/000 |
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