People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• Gregory W. Hayes, Education Administrator born.
• The Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital Opens
• Swaziland Gains Independence from Britain
• ‘The Way’ Community Center (Minneapolis) Opens
• Sue M. Wilson Brown, Activist born
• Ionia Rollin Whipper, Obstetrician born
• The ‘One Drop Rule’ in America, a story
• Antonín Dvořák, Classical Composer born
• George R. Smith College is Founded
• Bernie Sanders, Activist, and Politician born
• Clarence Major, Novelist, and Poet born
• Fred T. Jones, Doctor, and Activist born
• Major Spaulding, Agronomist born
• Fred Benjamin, Choreographer born
• Ruby Bridges, Children’s Education Advocate born
• The First all-Black Women’s Final at the US Tennis Open
• Samuel Pierce Jr., Politician born
• Buck Leonard, Baseball Player born
• Meharry Medical College is Founded
• Roland Hayes, Philharmonic Singer born
• Black Settlements in America, a story