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Muhammad Ali regains world heavyweight boxing title.
Muhammad Ali regains world heavyweight boxing title.
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Oct
29
1974
Andey Rooney suspended for racist comments
Andy Rooney, a CBS 60 Minutes commentator, received a 90-day suspension from work because of racist remarks about African Americans attributed to him by Chris Bull, a New York-based reporter for The Advocate, a bi-weekly national gay & lesbian newsmagazine published in Los Angeles. Bull quoted
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Feb
8
1990
Tom Molineaux, a native born American fights Tom Cribbin a controversial bosin
Tom Molineaux, a native born American fights Tom Cribb in a controversial bosing match, Copthall Common, England; a referee allows Cribb two minutes to revive after he is knocked down, and Cribb eventually wins the match after 43 rounds.
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Jan
0
1810
Lionel Hampton
Best Known
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Mercer, Mabel Alice Wadham (1900-1984)
Mabel Mercer was one of the most important jazz cabaret singers of the 20th Century. Her personal singing style emphasizing interpretation, diction, lyrics, and projection over vocal proficiency influenced numerous leading singers including Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Nat
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Muhammad Ali
Born: 1/17/1942 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport. A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is now highly regarded for the skills he displayed in
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USBA Welterweight Title
Thomas Hit Man Hearns wins the vacant USBA Welterweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes.
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Mar
2
1980
Thomas Bradley elected mayor of Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley elected mayor of Los Angeles.
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May
29
1973
Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman for
Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman for heavyweight boxing title in Zaire.
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Oct
30
1974
Smash of Confederate Defenses
Nine Black regiments of Gen. John Hawkinss division helped smash Confederate defenses at Fort Blakely, Alabama. Capture of the fort led to fall of Mobile. Sixty-eight U.S.C.T. had the highest number of casualties in the engagement.
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Apr
9
1865
Rosalind Brewer
Born: 962 President and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, U.S.ABrewer became CEO of discount membership club and retailer Sam’s club in 202, becoming the first woman and first African-American to head a Wal-Mart subsidiary. The $56 billion (revenues) division of Wal-Mart has operations in the
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Battle at Milliken's Bend
Three regiments and small detachment of white troops repulsed division of Texans in hand-to-hand battle at Millikens Bend, Louisiana.
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Jun
7
1863
Stephanie Ellis-Smith, Seattle, Washington
Stephanie Ellis-Smith has lived in Seattle for nearly 20 years and has a diverse background in the arts and civic engagement. Stephanie has degrees in English and biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied retroviruses at the University of
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Sugar Ray Robinson dies
Sugar Ray Robinson, five-time winner of the world middleweight boxing championship and unbeaten welterweight champion, dies.
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Apr
12
1989
World Middleweight Title
Thomas Hit Man Hearns wins the World Middleweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes.
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Apr
15
1985
Bolden Jr., Charles F. (1946-)
Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., NASA’s first permanent black administrator, was born to Charles Frank and Ethel Bolden, both teachers, on August 19th, 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina.  He rose to the rank of Major General in the United States Marine Corps and was a National Aeronautics and Space
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Jul
17
2009
The Black National Anthem
Lift Every Voice and Sing
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Michael Jordan leads Chicago to 1st NBA Title
Michael Jordan lead Chicago Bulls in win over L.A. Lakers in five games to capture his first NBA Championship.
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Jun
12
1991
Daniel Hale Williams, 1st physician to perform open heart surgeryis born.
Daniel Hale Williams, 1st physician to perform open heart surgery is born.
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Jan
18
1858
Frank Holoman born
Frank Holomon, elected to the California Assembly from the Los Angeles area in 1972, born in 1934.
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Jan
10
1934
World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis, becomes the first Black boxer to draw a
World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis, becomes the first Black boxer to draw a million dollar gate, 1935
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Sep
24
1935
Thornton, Willie Mae “Big Mama” (1926-1984)
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was a blues singer and songwriter whose recordings of “Hound Dog” and “Ball ‘n’ Chain” later were transformed into huge hits by Elvis Presley and Janis
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Jul
25
1984
A Day of Elections
Edward W. Brooke elected attorney general of Massachusetts. Gerald Lamb elected treasurer of Connecticut. Otis M. Smith elected to a full term on the Michigan Supreme Court. Five Blacks, including one newcomer, were elected to the House of Representatives. The newcomer, Augustus F. Hawkins, was
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Nov
6
1962
Henry Armstrong, the only boxer to hold three boxing titles simultaneously, is
Henry Armstrong, the only boxer to hold three boxing titles simultaneously, is born in Columbus, Ohio
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Dec
2
1912
Heavyweight Boxer John Tate born
Birthday of heavyweight boxer John Tate, who was born in Marion City, Arkansas. Tate won the vacant World Boxing Association title in 1979 from South African Gerrie Coetzee.
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Jan
29
1955
George Gervin
Born on April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, George Gervin is a retired professional basketball player who is known to be one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA
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Apr
27
1952
Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong was born in this day in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1938 he became the first boxer to hold three titles after winning the boxing lighweight championship.
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Dec
12
1912
Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtic
Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the first African American to coach an NBA team.
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Mar
28
1966
WBA Welterweight Title
Thomas Hit Man Hearns wins the WBA Welterweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes.
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Aug
2
1980
Cinque kidnapped
Cinque, origially Senghbe, the son of a Mende king, along with several other Africans, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Cuba. Cinque and his companions will later carry out the famous successful revolt upon the slave ship Amistad.
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Jun
28
1839
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