This Day in Quiztory

07.10_Hall of Fame Outfielder Andre Dawson

Radio host Tyrone DuBose celebrates hall of fame outfielder Andre Dawson

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06.16_Newark, NJ Mayor Kenneth Gibson

#OTD Democratic politician Kenneth Gibson was elected the 36th mayor of Newark, New Jersey and...

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06.15_Brian White_Activist Vernon Jordan, Jr.

#OTD Lawyer and activist Vernon E. Jordan was appointed executive director of the National Urban...

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03.02_Howard University

#OTD in 1867, Howard University was established in Washington, DC.

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03.01_Hall of Fame Defensive End Elvin Bethea

#OTD in 1946, hall of fame defensive end Elvin Bethea was born in Trenton, New Jersey.

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02.28_Comedian Rochester Anderson

We celebrate the life and legacy of actor and comedian Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, who passed...

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02.27_Activist Anna Julia Cooper

#OTD in 1964, women's rights advocate Anna Julia Cooper passed away at the age of 105.

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02.16_Charles Michael Davis_Herndon Home

#OTD in 2000, the home of entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon was added to the National Register of...

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02.03_Deborah Cox_Remembering Autherine Lucy

#OTD in 1956, Autherine Lucy became the first African American student to attend the University...

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02.02_Sheryl Lee Ralph_82nd United States Attorney General

#OTD in 2009, the United States Senate confirmed Eric Holder as the 82nd U.S. Attorney General...

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02.01_Ernest L. Thomas_MLK Arrested During Voting Rights March

#OTD in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Selma, AL during a march to protest...

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01.27_Gospel Legend Mahalia Jackson

#OTD in 1972, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson passed away at the age of 60.

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01.20_General Colin Powell's Historic Achievement

#OTD in 2001, General Colin Powell was sworn in as the 65th U.S. Secretary of State and the first...

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01.19_Publisher John H. Johnson

John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines, was born in Arkansas City, AR in 1918.

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01.06_Singer Kathy Sledge

#OTD Singer Kathy Sledge, of the group Sister Sledge, was born in Philadelphia, PA. Happy 64th...

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01.05_NYPD Commissioner Benjamin Ward

#OTD Benjamin Ward was sworn in as the 34th New York City Police Commissioner in 1984

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01.04_Trailblazing Attorney Charlotte E. Ray

#OTD Charlotte E. Ray, the country's first black female attorney, passed away in 1911 at age 60.

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01.03_The Arsenio Hall Show

#OTD The late night talk show The Arsenio Hall Show premiered in 1989.

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12.22_Bowlegged Lou_Artist James A. Porter

On this day in 1905, art historian James A. Porter was born in Baltimore, MD. Recording artist...

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12.21_Singer Carla Thomas

Happy 80th birthday to singer Carla Thomas! The "Queen of Memphis Soul" was born on this day in...

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