December 7, 1941 – Doris (Dorie) Miller, U.S. Navy, shoot down four Japanese planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor. December 8, 1925 – Entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., born. December 9, 1872 – P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana became first African American governor in U.S. December 10, 1950 – Dr. Ralph J. Bunche became first black […]
