365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 19 May 19, 1925 Malcolm X, Muslim minister and human rights leader, was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 20 May 20, 1743 Francois-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture, Haitian patriot and revolutionary leader, was born enslaved in Saint-Domingue, Hispaniola (now Haiti). At… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 21 May 21, 1895 William B. Purvis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received patent number 539,542 for a magnetic car balancing device. His… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 22 May 22, 1940 Bernard Shaw, television news anchor, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Shaw served in the United States Marine… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 23 May 23, 1832 Samuel Sharpe, national hero of Jamaica, was hanged for leading the Christmas Rebellion. Sharpe was born enslaved… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 24 May 24, 1963 Elmore James, blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader, died. James was born Elmore Brooks on January… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 25 May 25, 1849 Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, autistic savant and piano music prodigy, was born enslaved and blind in Harris… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 21, 2017 0 May 26 May 26, 1907 Elizabeth Keckley, personal dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, died. Keckley was born enslaved in February,… Read More
