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Name at birth: Anthony Terrell Smith
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Calvin Smith, fastest man alive
Calvin Smith of US becomes the fastest man alive (36.25 kph for 100 m).
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Jul
3
1983
Sugar Ray Robinson - Birthday
Walker Smith Junior was born on May 3, 1921 in Alley, Georgia.
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May
3
1921
This Chinese server maker is in Trump's cross-hairs, but its share price is surging
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Trump still confident in virus test despite false negatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed no concerns Friday about a rapid coronavirus test that the White House has been relying on to ensure his safety, despite new data suggesting the test may return an inordinate share of false
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Analysis | The playbook is familiar as first-time candidate with military record gives GOP a shot at House seat
“Career politician Christy Smith did nothing,” the narrator says in one ad for the Garcia campaign, accusing her of doing little while in the state
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Gerald B. Smith
Gerald B. Smith is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith, Graham & Co. Investment Advisors, L.P. In this role, Smith leads an independent employee-owned investment advisory firm that specializes in providing fixed income and equity portfolio strategies to institutional clients. Prior to
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Raising Cane’s Thrives, Even in Times of Crisis, with Unrelenting Focus on Crew and Culture, Distributing $2 Million Crew Bonus
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Rainey, Gertrude “Ma” (1886-1939)
Businesswoman and entertainer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, known as the Mother of Blues, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920s. She is considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances. As a single woman, she established her own entertainment company
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Bundesliga throws betting firm lifeline
Bundesliga throws betting firm lifeline
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Willi Smith, clothing designer, born
Willi Smith, sward winning clothing designer, born
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Apr
29
1948
2016 repeat? Trump revives Clinton playbook to battle Biden
And it kicked into overdrive last week when Trump seized upon revelations that Biden was informed of the investigation of ties between Russia and Michael Flynn, a senior Trump official, as evidence of a plot to undermine a presidency before it
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Kerr, Peter “Black Pete” (1810?-1840?)
Peter Kerr was a freed slave, originally owned by iron worker John Kerr of Fallowfield, Pennsylvania.  By the late 1820s Peter Kerr, after gaining his freedom, moved west.  He is believed to be the earliest known black person to have joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Source: Black Past
Amanda Berry Smith, born into slavery
Amanda Berry Smith, born into slavery, becomes an independent missionary and travels the U.S. and three other continents.
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Jan
23
1837
The doctors who cried wolf and other commentary
Science desk: The Docs Who Cried Wolf
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Smith, Ada “Bricktop” (1894-1984) - Birthday
Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (“Bricktop”), vaudevillian actress, singer, nightclub owner, and international celebrity host, was born August 14, 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia, to Thomas and Hattie Thompson Smith.
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Source: Black Past
Aug
14
1894
The Strageties of Battle
Grant outwitted Lee by shifting campaign from Cold Harbor to Petersburg. Surprise attack by Gen. W.F. (Baldy) Smith succeeded but Smith hesitated and permitted rebels to reinforce their lines. Gen. Charles J. Paines division spear-headed the attack, knocking mile-wide hole in Petersburg defense and
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Jun
15
1864
Smith, James McCune (1813-1865)
Although many twenty-first century readers are aware of his work only through his introduction to Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, Dr. James McCune Smith was one of the most broadly accomplished black intellectuals and activists in antebellum America.  Born in New York on April
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Bessie Smith's First Recording
On this day Bessie Smith makes her first recording, Down Hearted Blues, which sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records.
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Feb
16
1923
Venture Smith: The Black Paul Bunyan
As a slave, Smith was sold over thirty times due to his size and unwillingness to cooperate with his
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First Black Elected Officials
Rev. K.L. Buford and Dr. Stanley Smith were elected to Tuskegee City Council and became first Black elected officials in Alabama in twentieth century.
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Sep
15
1964
Record-Setting Relay Team
In 1953 a one-mile relay team of Bobby Murphy, Larry Smith, George Hubbard, and Charlie Jenkins of Rindge Technical High in Cambridge set a national record of 3 minutes, 20.9 second, which stood unbeaten nationally for 10 years and for 25 years as a state record.
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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years
Emmitt Smith
Born on May 15, 1969, in Pensacola, Florida Emmitt Smith wished to be one of the Dallas Cowboys from a young age but the enthusiastic individual had to face many struggles before he could pursue a career in professional football. Belonging to a financially weak family, Smith had to juggle between
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Source: Black History Resources
May
15
1969
‘Trump Death Clock’ In NYC Counts Preventable Coronavirus Deaths
A digital billboard in Times Square showing the number of deaths related to President Donald Trump’s slow coronavirus response, reached a grave milestone on Wednesday, as it ticked over to an estimated 50,000 preventable
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Source: The Black Chronicle
Bell Smith, Leopoldine Emma Doualla (1939– )
Leopoldine Emma Doualla-Bell Smith is the world’s first black flight attendant. Smith was born in Cameroon which, at the time, France controlled. Smith was a princess of the royal Douala family of Cameroon. She was offered a rare after-school employment opportunity in her hometown of Douala, then
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Source: Black Past
Feb
11
1958
Mason, Bridget "Biddy" (1818 - 1891)
Bridget “Biddy” Mason, born a slave in Mississippi in 1818, achieved financial success that enabled her to support her extended family for generations despite the fact that she was illiterate. In a landmark case she sued her master for their freedom, saved her earnings, invested in real
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Jan
19
1856
Philander Smith College [Little Rock] (1877-- )
Philander Smith is a private liberal arts college in Little Rock, Arkansas and is known as a Historically black college/university (HBCU).  Established originally as Walden Seminary in 1877 by the United Methodist Church, the school was named after the first Freedmen’s society
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Smith, Joshua Bowen (1813-1879)
Joshua Bowen Smith, caterer, abolitionist, and state senator, was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania in 1813.  Details regarding his childhood remain obscure.  However, it is known that he was educated in the public school system of Pennsylvania with the assistance of a wealthy
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Source: Black Past
Jul
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