365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 June 28 June 28, 1971 The United States Supreme Court in the case of Clay v. United States ruled unanimously to overturn… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 June 29 June 29, 1867 Emma Azalia Smith Hackley, singer, educator, and political activist, was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, but raised in… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 June 30 June 30, 1973 The USS Miller was commissioned in honor of Doris “Dorie” Miller. Miller was born October 12, 1919… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 1 July 1, 1899 Thomas Andrew Dorsey, the father of gospel music, was born in Villa Rica, Georgia. Dorsey learned to… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 2 July 2, 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The act… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 3 July 3, 1945 Ruth Jean Simmons, the first black president of an Ivy League institution, was born in Grapeland, Texas.… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 4 Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university (HBCU) located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It was established by Booker… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 5 July 5, 1929 Henry Lincoln Johnson, soldier and recipient of several medals, died penniless and without official recognition from the… Read More
