Who is the singer known as
the "Que n of Di co"?
1876 - Edward Bouchet was
the first Black to rive a Ph.D.
from an American college, Yale,
in phy ics.
1918 - Ella Fitzgerald,
"First Lady of Song," is born in
Newport New, VA. Discov red
at an amateur contest at the
Apollo Th tre in 1934, Fitzger­
ald will be a leadingjazz vocalist
of the swing era. Known for her
r nditions of such songs as "A
Tisket, A Tasket'� (her first mil­
lion- eller), her unique scat styl­
ing and ries of recordings of
great American songwriters will
make her an enduring favorite
of jazz lovers.
1941 - Fair Employment
Practi Commission was es-
tablished.
1961- egregation began
in Texas. Bruce Roberts enteed
an all white primary school.
What university did football
player George Rogers attend?
1888 - Sarah Boone patent
ironing board.
. 1900 - Charles Graves,
pr ident of a mining company
in Montana and Illinois, was re­
garded as the first African­
American millionaire.
1966 - Private Milton L. Ol­
ive, III, was awarded Medal of
Honor Posthumously.
Who wrote "The Walls of
Jencho'T
1 95 - 1906 - Paul
Lawr nee Dunbar was eonsid­
r th outstanding poet in the
U '.
1915 - Association for th
• udy of Black Life and History
w organized.
1 27 - Coretta Scott i born
in Marion, Ala. She will marry
M rtin Luth r King, Jr. in 1953
and b an integral part of his
civil rights activiti s. After his
ination in 1 6 ,sh will
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What group re d tM hit
Hedding B -u Blue "?
1 7 - George B. V hon d­
mitted to New Yor State Bar.
1 2 - Slavery w abo 1-
i h in D' t. of Columbia.
1950 - Racial integration
among rious jazz musicia
began.
1 7 - Boxer Muhammad
Ali, world h vyweight cham­
pion, was stripped of his title for
refusal to serve in th armed
fo
1983 - Gloria Naylor wins a
prestigious American Boo
A wards for fiction. Naylor's fi t
novel, The Women of Brewster
Place, will be made into a mad -
for-television movie and ries.
Who founded Bethel Charity
School For Negroes in Balti­
more?
'1899 - Edward Kennedy
"Duke" Ellington, jazz musician
and composer was born.
1983 - Harold W hington
0" h"lri" -n \�f8:ek
m yorof i go.
19 7 - Wall Street lawyer
Regional Lewis bought the Bea­
trice companies to form TLC
Beatrice, with over 1.5 billion
in sales.
Where is Rush Medical Col­
lege located?
1790 - There were more
than 750,000 . lav ; by 1830,
more than 2 million.
1843 - Blacks participated
in national political convention
for the first time in Buffalo, N.Y.
1945 - The U.S. Army and
Navy ended quotas and egrega­
tion of nui , due to the efforts
of Mabel Supers.
1952 - Dr. Louis T. Wright
was honored by American Can­
cer Society for his contributions
to cancer research.
1961 - Willie May of the
San Francisco Giants tied a ma­
jor league record with four home
runs in on game.
Who was the [ir t Black actor
to win an Emrny?
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