People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• South Africa’s Freedom Charter is Issued
• Barbara Chase-Riboud, Artist, and Author born
• Mary Styles Harris, Biologist born
• Olive Morris, Activist, and Feminist born
• Madagascar Gains Independence From France
• Rufus Clement, College Administrator born
• Pontchartrain Park (New Orleans, LA.) Opens
• George Walker, Vaudevillian Actor born
• A Copy Of The Emancipation Proclamation Is Sold At An Auction
• Another Hate Crime Murder Ocurrs in Mississippi
• Alonzo Herndon, Businessman born
• Derek Jeter, Baseball Player, and Executive born
• Bruce Gordon Elected As NAACP President
• Bernard Harris, Doctor, and Astronaut born
• The United States v. Fordice is Decided
• Peter Claver, Patron Saint of Slaves born
• Martin Luther King Jr. Is Denied To Preach In Chicago
• ‘Big Bill’ Broonzy, Blues Guitarist born
• Robert Thompson, Painting Artist born