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February 12, 1907 Roberta Martin, gospel singer, composer, and choral organizer, was born in Helena, Arkansas, but raised in Chicago,…
February 13, 1919 Edward G. Robinson, hall of fame football coach, was born in Jackson, Louisiana. Robinson earned his Bachelor…
February 14, 1912 Oliver Wendell “Ollie” Harrington, cartoonist and political satirist, was born in Valhalla, New York. Harrington started drawing…
February 15, 1965 Nat King Cole, jazz pianist and singer, died. Cole was born Nathaniel Adam Cole on March 17,…
February 16, 1904 James Baskett, actor and the first male performer of African descent to receive an Oscar, was born…
February 17, 1936 James Nathaniel “Jim” Brown, hall of fame football player and actor, was born in St. Simons Island,…
February 18, 1874 James H. Harris was awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration, for his actions during…
The Tuskegee Airmen were Black servicemen of the U. S. Army Air Forces who trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field…