On this day, August 31, 1962, the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 30, 2004, Grant Reynolds, who played an instrumental part in the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces, passed away. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 29, 1962, Mal Goode became the first African American news correspondent on television. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 28, 1818, the “Father of Chicago” Jean Baptiste Point du Sable passed away. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 27, 1963, W.E.B. Du Bois, a Pan Africanist, author, historian, and Harvard graduate, passed away in Ghana, where he was a citizen. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 26, 1918, Katherine Johnson, the human “Computer” for NASA who calculated the path of the USA’s first space flight, was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 25, 1908, the National Association of Negro Nurses was formed. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com
On this day, August 24, 1972, film director and producer Ava DuVernay was born in Long Beach, California. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 23, 1892, inventor Oscar Brown invented the horseshoe. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 22, 1843, abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet made a “Call to Rebellion” to all enslaved Africans to strike. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 21, 1831, revolutionary Nat Turner led a two-day African revolt in Virginia, which resulted in the deaths of sixty Whites. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 20, 1619, 20 Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. They were the first Africans to be sold, on record in America. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 19, 2017, comedian, actor, and civil rights activist Richard “Dick” Gregory, passed away in Washington D.C. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 18, 2014, pitching sensation Mo’ne Davis became the first little league player to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
On this day, August 17, 1887, the Honorable Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, was born in Jamaica. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.