On this day, June 6, 1918, in an effort to show his fitness for duty, Col. Charles Young set out on a 497 mile trip via horseback from Wilberforce, OH to D.C. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day June 5, 1945, olympian John Carlos, who raised a “Black Power Fist” during the 1968 Olympics, was born.
On this day June 3, 1904, Dr. Charles Drew, pioneering physician, surgeon, and medical researcher was born in Washington D.C. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman led soldiers on a raid in South Carolina that freed nearly 1,000 enslaved Africans. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day June 1, 1980, news of the attempted assassination of Vernon Jordan highlighted the first-ever broadcast of CNN. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 31, 1921, Black Wall Street, the successful Black business district of Tulsa, O.K. was attacked. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day, May 30, 1926, Jesse Hill who led the Atlanta Life Insurance Company to being the largest black-owned life insurance company in the nation was born. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 28, 1980, Civil Rights leader and presidential advisor Vernon Jordan survived an assassination attempt. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 28, 1934, Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 27, 1958, “Littlerock Nine” member, Ernest Green, became the first African American to graduate from Central High School. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 26, 1926, Miles Davis, considered by most to be a musical genius was born in Alton, Illinois. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 25, 1919, Entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker passed away at her villa in New York. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 24, 1944, songstress, Patricia Louise Holte aka Patti Labelle, was born in Philadelphia, PA. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 23, 1954, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who was the undisputed middleweight champion for nearly 7 years, was born. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 21, 1967, Poet, essayist, and novelist Langston Hughes passed away in New York City. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US