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1968: |
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Henry Lewis beomes first black musical director of an American symphony orchestra - New Jersey symphony. |
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1971: |
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Samuel L. Gravely Jr. becomes first African American admiral in U.S. Navy. |
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1890: |
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L.H. Jones patents corn harvester. |
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1904: |
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Charles R. Drew, who developed process for preserving blood plasma, born. |
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1972: |
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Activist Angela Davis acquitted of all murder and conspiracy charges. |
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1987: |
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Dr. Mae C. Jemison (AKA) becomes first African American woman astronaut. |
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AMERICADE -- New York |
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1831: |
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First annual People of Color Convention held in Philadelphia. |
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1917: |
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Poetess Gwendolyn Brooks, first black to win the Pulitzer Prize (poetry, 1950), born. |
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New Jersey Primary -- General Election |
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1953: |
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Supreme Court bans discrimination in Washington, D.C. restaurants. |
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1962: |
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W.W. Braithwaite, poet, anthologist and literary critic, dies in New York City. |
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1995: |
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Lincoln J. Ragsdale, pioneer fighter pilot of World War II, dies. |
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1854: |
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James Augustine Healy, first oman Catholic bishop, ordained. |
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1912: |
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Joseph H. Dickinson patents player piano. |
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1920: |
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Pianist and singer Hazel Dorothy Scott born. |
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1964: |
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Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment by South African government/ |
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1963: |
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Medgar W. Evers, civil rights leader, assissinated in Jackson, Mississippi. |
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1967: |
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Thurgood Marshall nominated to Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson. |
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Flag Day |
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1864: |
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Congress rules equal pay for all soldiers. |
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1927: |
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George Washington Carver patents process of producing paints and stains. |
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Father's Day
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1913: |
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Dr. Effie O'Neal Ellis, first black woman to hold an executive position in the American Medical Association, born. |
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1970: |
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Kenneth A. Gibson elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey, first African American mayor of a major city. |
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1775: |
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Minuteman Peter Salem fights in the battle of Bunker Hill. |
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1863: |
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The 54th Massachusettes Colored Infantry attacks Fort Wagner, South Carolina. |
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1865: |
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Blacks in Texas are notified of Emmancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863. 'Juneteenth' marks the event. |
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1953: |
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Albert W. Dent of Dillard University elected president of the National Health Council. |
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Summer Begins. |
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1945: |
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Col. Benjaman O. Davis Jr. becomes first black to command an Army Air Corps base. |
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1897: |
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William Barry patents postmarking and cancelling machine. |
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1940: |
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Sprinter Wilma Rudolph, winner of three gold medals at 1960 Summer Olympics, born. |
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1964: |
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Carl T. Rowan appointed director of the United States Information Agency. |
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BSMC Event -- Chapter Annual Event |
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1941: |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt issues executive order establishing Fair Employment Practices Commission. |
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1975: |
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Dr. Samuel Blanton Rosser becomes first African American certified in pediatric surgery. |
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1991: |
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Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. |
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1864: |
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Fugitive slave laws repealed by Congress. |
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1911: |
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Samuel J. Battle becomes first black policeman in New York City. |
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1886: |
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Photographer James Van Der Zee born. |
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1921: |
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Charles S. Gilpin awarded Spingarn Medal for his performance in Eugene O'Neill's Emporer Jones. |
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