Today in History: Nixon Announces Visit to Communist China
On this day in 1971, Nixon announces visit to communist China. During a live television and radio broadcast, President Richard Nixon stunned the nation by announcing that he would visit communist China...
View ArticleToday in History: An Atom Bomb was Successfully Tested
On this day in 1945 an atom bomb was successfully tested. On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project came to an explosive end as the first atom bomb was successfully tested in...
View ArticleToday in History: Disneyland Opens
Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy and futurism, opened on July 17th, 1955. The 17 million dollar theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in California, and...
View ArticleToday in History: Jane Matilda Bolin Appointed Judge of Court
On this day July 22, 1939, Jane Matilda Bolin appointed Judge of Court of Domestic Relations in New York City, by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, became the first Black woman judge.
View ArticleToday in History: Progressive Party Convention Meets
On this day July 23, 1948 the Progressive Party convention met in Philadelphia, where Henry Wallace was nominated for President. New Party made major effort to attract Blacks; approximately 150 Black...
View ArticleToday in History: Actor Ira Aldridge was Born
On this day July 24th 1807, Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge is *believed* to have been born in Africa. Aldridge was an apprentice carpenter in Maryland, where he learned German and became interested...
View ArticleToday in History: Moore’s Ford Lynching Occurred
On this day 25th of July 1946, four African-Americans were shot dead by a lynch mob at Moore's Ford, Walton County, Georgia, about eight miles from the town of Monroe. "The grotesquely sprawled bodies...
View ArticleToday in History Spottswood W. Robinson was Born
On this day July 26 1916, Spottswood W. Robinson was born. He was a representative of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, dean of the Howard University Law School, member of the U.S. Commission on Civil...
View ArticleToday in History: US Passes Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act (also known as the Smith Act) was passed by Congress on 29th June, 1940. This act made it illegal for anyone in the United States to advocate, abet, or teach the desirability...
View ArticleToday in History: Edward G. Walker Became 1st Black to Sit in Legislature
On this day in 1866, Edward G. Walker, son of abolitionist David Walker, and Charles L. Mitchell electee to Massachusetts Assembly from Boston, became the first Blacks to sit in the Legislature of an...
View ArticleToday in History: Elijah Muhammad Called for Creation of a Black State in...
On this day in 1960, Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, called for creation of a Black state in America, at a New York meeting. Elijah Muhammad, born Elijah Robert Poole, was an...
View ArticleToday in History: August 1st Marks the Anniversary of the Proclamation of...
On this day in 1991, slavery was officially abolished, as a result of the unyielding resistance of the enslaved Africans and the Parliamentary and religious support, they received from British...
View ArticleToday in History: First Draft of Constitution Debated
In Philadelphia, delegates to the Constitutional Convention began debating the first complete draft of the proposed Constitution of the United States. The Articles of Confederation, ratified several...
View ArticleToday in History: Courthouse Shootout Occurred
The Marin County Courthouse incident was an event which occurred on August 7th, 1970. African American radical, Jonathan Jackson attempted to negotiate the freedom of the Soledad Brothers, by...
View ArticleToday in History: Nixon Resigns
In an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announced his intention to become the first president in American history to resign in 1974. With impeachment proceedings underway against...
View ArticleToday in History: Whitney Houston was Born
On this day in 1963, Whitney Houston, Singer and Actress, was born. Whitney is the daughter of gospel singer, Cissy Houston, and cousin of pop singer, Dionne Warwick.
View ArticleToday in History: Killings in Civil Rights demonstrations
On this day August 12, 1965 Jonathan M. Daniels, a white Episcopal seminary student from Massachusetts, was killed and Richard F. Morrisroe, a white Roman Catholic priest from Chicago, was seriously...
View ArticleToday in History: Charles Edward Anderson–Meteorologist was Born
On this day August 13, 1919 Charles Edward Anderson, was born on a farm in University City, near St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated as Valedictorian from Sumner High School in 1937 and received a...
View ArticleToday in History: Rebecca J. Cole–2nd Black Female Physician
On this day August 14, 1922, Rebecca J. Cole was laid to rest. Rebecca J. Cole was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 16, 1846. She was the second United States African American woman...
View ArticleToday in History: National Black Convention met at Buffalo
On this day in 1843, the National Black convention met at Buffalo, New York, with some seventy delegates from twelve states. The highlight of the convention was a stirring address by Henry Highland...
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