Modern Listing Example
October 10
October 10, 1927 Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, nurse, educator, and the first black female general in…
October 11
October 11, 1956 Debra Martin Chase, lawyer and movie producer, was born in Great Lakes,…
October 12
October 12, 1932 Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, comedian, social activist and entrepreneur, was born in…
October 13
October 13, 1875 Adam Paine, a Black Seminole Indian, received the Medal of Honor, America’s…
October 14
James “Son” Thomas was a Delta Blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor. He was born in…
October 15
October 15, 1935 Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League, was…
October 16
October 16, 1995 The Million Man March occurred in Washington, D.C. Led by the Nation…
October 17
October 17, 1711 Jupiter Hammon, the first African American published writer in America was born…