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Pilot shot down Nazi plane
Lt. Charles Hall, Brazil, Ind., became first Black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane.
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Jul
2
1943
Hannibal Barca
Hannibal Barca, one of the greatest military leaders of all time was born in Carthage, which is located in todays Tunisia, a northern country in Africa.
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James, G. Winston (1967- )
Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for
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Amin (Dada), Idi (1925-2003)
Idi Amin was the Ugandan military dictator and President from 1971 to 1979.  During his reign Amin’s military forces are estimated to have killed 500,000 people and exiled roughly 70,000 non-Ugandan nationals (mostly Indians) from
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John H Johnson publishes 1st issue of Ebony Magazine
John H Johnson publishes 1st issue of Ebony Magazine
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Nov
1
1945
Ghana
Current government officials
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Jet magazine founded
Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson, publisher of Ebony magazine.
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Nov
1
1951
place names
the original name of Dominica in the West Indies is Wai tukubuli, the name given by the Caribs. it means her tall body and is one of many Carib names which still survives on the island. a leading dance group is known as the Waitukubuli Dancers.
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Jan
0
1999
African American History: Bibliography
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
During its brief and rocky tenure from 1918 to 1924, pianist Gertrude Harvey Wright was one of four women in Seattle’s first black musicians’ union, the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 458.  Wright,  Virginia Hughes, a “Mrs. Austin,” and (Edythe) “Turnham,” all
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John Stephens Durham
John Stephens Durham, assistant editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, named minister to Haiti.
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Sep
3
1891
Prince Hall
Prince Hall, founder of the first African American Masonic lodge petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for fund to return to Africa. The plan is the first recorded effort by African Americans to return to their homeland.
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Jan
4
1777
Jackson Johnson defeated Tommy Burns
Jackson Johnson defeated Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia, for the heavyweight Championship.
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Dec
26
1908
Actor Ira Aldridge born
Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge is *believed* to have been born in Africa. Aldridge was an apprentice carpenter in Maryland, where he learned German and became interested in the theater. Aldridge played such roles as the Moorish Othello.
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Jul
24
1904
Namibia gains independence
The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has
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Mar
21
1990
Second Baseball Player to be Featured on a Stamp
Born in Puerto Rico of Black and Hispanic heritage, Roberto Clemente was the second baseball player to be featured on a stamp on this day.
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Aug
17
1984
First Martyr in Ghanian Independence
Sgt. Cornelius F. Adjetey becomes the first martyr for national independence of Ghana.
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Feb
28
1948
Somalia
Somalia sōmä´leə [key], country (2005 est. pop. 8,591,000), 246,200 sq mi (637,657 sq km), extreme E Africa. It is directly south of the Arabian peninsula across the Gulf of Aden. Somalia comprises almost the entire African coast of the Gulf of Aden and a longer stretch on the Indian Ocean. It is
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British ask for Ashanti Golden Stool
One inspiration of liberation can be seen in Queen Yaa Asantewa of the Ashanti. Ironically enough the Ashanti are included
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Mar
28
1900
Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920
Marcus Garvey presents his Back To Africa program in New York City, 1920
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Aug
2
1920
Islam in Africa
Islam in Africa, the development of the Muslim religion on the African
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(1863) Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, “Freedom's Joyful Day”
African Americans throughout the North held meetings and church services on January 1, 1863 to celebrate the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Almost always the festivities revolved around a central speaker. One of those speeches was delivered by Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, pastor of the First
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Johnson, Gregory Lee (1945- )
On August 5, 1999 President William Clinton appointed Gregory Lee Johnson U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland.  He served in that post from November 16, 1999 to October 18, 2001. Johnson began his career in the Foreign Service in 1968 and has served in Vietnam (1968-1971).  His next posts were in Japan
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Ida Stephens Owens--Biochemist
Born: September 26, 1929
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Sep
26
1929
Vernon E.Jordan Jr.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., former executive director of the United Negro College Fund, appointed executive director of the National Urban League.
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Jun
15
1971
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is slightly smaller than California. It is bordered by Botswana on the west, Zambia on the north, Mozambique on the east, and South Africa on the
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Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )
Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.  After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983.  Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926.  He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned
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Jan
14
2004
Africa
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Britton, Theodore R., Jr. (1925- )
Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr. was born on October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina. In 1936, he and his family migrated to New York City, New York. Britton was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps out of high school soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although he was unaware
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Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
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Mar
2
1896
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