People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• The Bell Curve (the book) is Published
• The Northeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs Begins
• The Dutch West India Company is Formed
• The Washington Bee Newspaper is Published
• Mala Sen, Activist born
• Michael Collins, Administrator born
• Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director born
• Ardelia Dixon, Activist, and Educator born
• Kenneth Chenault, Businessman born
• The First Black Graduates From Annapolis
• Jefferson Davis, Confederate President born
• The Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church (Princess Anne, Maryland) is Founded
• Morgan v. Virginia is Ruled
• Memphis Minnie, Singer born
• Curtis Mayfield, Singer, and Composer born
• Charles Drew, Physician, and Hematologist born
• Josephine Baker, Entertainer, and Activist born
• Elizabeth Koontz, Educator, and Politician born