365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 May 11 May 11, 1981 Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, singer and songwriter, died. Marley was born February 6, 1945 in Saint Ann… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 May 12 May 12, 1951 Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American elected to Congress in the 20th century, died. De… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 13 The Lei Áurea (Portuguese pronunciation: [?lej ?aw?i?]; English: Golden Law), adopted on May 13, 1888, was the law that abolished slavery… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 14 Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.,born March 14, 1933, also known as “Q”, is an American record producer, actor, conductor, arranger, composer,… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 15 May 15, 1890 William McBryar received the Congressional Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration, for his actions during the… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 16 May 16, 1929 John Conyers, Jr., the longest serving black Congressman in the United States House of Representatives, was born… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 17 May 17, 1979 Henrietta Bradberry, inventor, died. Bradberry was born in Franklin, Kentucky, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois.… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 18 May 18, 1896 The Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson by a vote… Read More
