Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90

Blacks in Battle

In one of the decisive battles of the war, two brigades of Black troops helped crush one of the Souths finest armies at the Battle of Nashville. Black troops opened the battle on the first day and successfully engaged the right of the rebel line. On the second day Col. Charles R. Thompsons Black

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Dec

15

1864

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the worlds first open-heart surgery on a young man named James Cornish. James was rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago with a stab wound.

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Jul

10

1893

Casket Lowering Device Invented

A. C. Richardson, a black inventor, invented the casket lowering device, patent#529,311

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Nov

13

1894

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War(Clay v- United States). He is asked How can you be a pacifist opposed to the idea of

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Jun

28

1970

Race riot, West Side of Chicago

Race riot, West Side of Chicago. National Guard was placed on stand-by alert, August 14. (8/12-14).

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Aug

12

1965

Fort Negro

Garcia And Fort Negro: After the War of 1812, over three hundred African Americans occupied an abandoned British fort on the banks of the Apalachicola River in what is now Florida. Known as Fort Negro, it was headed by an African American man named Garcia. The heavily armed fort became a symbol of

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Jul

27

1816

1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.

Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.

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Aug

3

1957

Norbert Rillieux, Inventor and Egyptologist, born

Norbert Rillieux, chemical engineer, inventor and Egyptologist, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of an inventor and engineer, Rillieux was educated in Paris schools and, at 24, became an instructor at LEcole Centrale and published papers on steam economy. Rillieux is best known for

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Mar

17

1806

By winning the Long Beach Open, Charlie Sifford became the first Black person to

By winning the Long Beach Open, Charlie Sifford became the first Black person to win a major professional golf tournament, 1957

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Nov

10

1957

Blacks fought in the battles of 1812

Blacks fought in the land and water battles of the War of 1812. A large number of Black sailors fought with Matthew Perry and Isaac Chauncey in the battles on the upper lakes and were particularly effective at the Battle of Lake Erie. Two battalions of Black soldiers were with Andrew Jackson when

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Dec

18

1814

Wasulu Empire signs treaty with French

Samori, the builder of the Wasulu Empire, signs with the French the treaty of Bisnadugu.

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Mar

25

1887

James B. Parsons

James B. Parsons named chief judge of the Federal District Court in Chicago and became the first Black to hold that position.

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Apr

18

1955

John Singleton, Director

John Singleton,the first African American director to be nominated for the Academy Award is nominated for best director and best screenplay for his first film Boyz N the Hood.

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Feb

19

1992

Korematsu v. United States

Korematsu v. US

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Dec

18

1944

First Woman Millionaire

Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove on this day, starts a Black hair-care business in Denver, CO; she alters curling irons that were popularized by the French to suit the texture of Black womens hair. She is arguably ther first woman millionaire in the U.S.

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Dec

23

1867

1st Black Democratic Congressman

Arthur L. Mitchell defeated Oscar DePriest in a Chicago election and became the first Black Democratic congressman.

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Nov

7

1934

Pioneer in surgery, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, found

Pioneer in surgery, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, founds Provident Hospital in Chicago, IL . At the same time, he founded Provident Hospital School of Nursing because Emma Reynolds, African America, had been denied admission to every school of nursing in Chicago

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Jan

23

1891

Bo Diddley is born.

Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates on Sunday December 30th 1928 on a small farm near the town of McComb, Mississippi, USA, in rural Pike County, close to the Louisiana border, the only child of Ethel Wilson and Eugene Bates. He had 3 half-brothers and

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Dec

30

1928

Death of Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey

Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey, founder of gospel music died in Chicago, Illinois. He was a prolific composer, performer and recording artist. His signature songs Take my Hand Precious Lord and Peace in the Valley have become gospel music traditionals that have been recorded by many

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Jan

23

1993

The First Black Psychic

Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to

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Mar

27

2002

Death of Anthony Overton

Death of Anthony Overton (81), publisher, cosmetics manufacturer and banker, Chicago.

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Jul

2

1946

A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus

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Jan

0

1815

A Chicago Picketing

Dont Buy Where You Cant Work campaign began in Chicago with picketing of Chain stores on South Side, fall. The campaign spread to New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles and other cities and continued throughout the Depression.

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Dec

30

1929

Actor James Earl Jones born

Actor James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Tate County, Mississippi. His movie credits include The Hunt for Red October, Roots, Dr. Strangelove and voices in both Star Wars and The Lion King.

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Jan

17

1931

Rev James Cleveland, the King of Gospel, is born in Chicago, Illinois

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Dec

5

1931

Events After Martin Luther King Jr's Death

Martin Luther King Jr. buried after funeral services at Ebenezer Baptist Church and memorial services at Morehouse College, Atlanta. More than 300,000 persons marched behind the coffin of the slain leader which was carried through streets of Atlanta on farm wagon pulled by two Georgia

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Apr

9

1968

Tuskegee Airmen initiated

The Army Air Corps all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, was activated at Tuskegee Institute. The squadron served honorably in England and in other regions of the European continent during World War II.

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Feb

19

1942

The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in Englis

The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in English and French, 1864

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Jul

21

1864

John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET

1918 : John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET and Ebony magazines, founder of Johnson Publishing Company, the most successful African American publishing company in the U.S., owner of Fashion Fair cosmetics, and the first African American owned radio station in Chicago, born

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Jun

19

1918

Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBS's television stations division, the

Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBSs television stations division, the highest ranking African American in network television. Rodgers had been general manager of WBBM-TV, CBSs Chicago Station

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Sep

3

1990

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