This Day in Quiztory

06.03_David Roughin_Outfielder Darryl Strawberry 03.06.2022 0:47 ↓

#OTD Outfielder Darryl Strawberry was selected as the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets. Recording artist David Roughin narrates.

06.01_Isabella Baumfree Became Sojourner Truth 01.06.2022 1:43 ↓

#OTD Activist Sojourner Truth began her journey of activism by changing her name from Isabella Baumfree.

05.31_Preacher Anthony Burns 31.05.2022 0:59 ↓

#OTD Anthony Burns, who was captured under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and subsequently freed by abolitionists, was born in Stafford County, Virginia.

05.30_Poet Countee Cullen 30.05.2022 1:19 ↓

#OTD Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen was born.

05.27_Martha Wash_Happy 86th Birthday, Louis Gossett, Jr! 27.05.2022 1:17 ↓

Happy birthday, Louis Gossett, Jr! Recording artist Martha Wash celebrates the Academy Award winning actor on his 86th birthday!

05.26_Deniece Williams Scored A #1 Hit 26.05.2022 0:54 ↓

#OTD Singer Deniece Williams had the number one song in the country with "Let's Hear It For The Boy."

05.25_Entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 25.05.2022 1:00 ↓

#OTD Tap dance pioneer Bojangles was born in Richmond, Virginia.

05.24_Coleman Young, 66th Mayor of Detroit, MI 24.05.2022 1:13 ↓

#OTD Coleman Young, the 66th mayor of Detroit, MI and the first African American to hold the position, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

05.23_Remembering Moms Mabley 23.05.2022 1:22 ↓

#OTD Comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley died of heart failure at the age of 81.

05.20_The U.S. Navy Welcomed African Americans 20.05.2022 1:20 ↓

#OTD The United States Navy permitted new African American enlistees to serve in non-servant roles.

05.19_Blanche Kelso Bruce 19.05.2022 1:22 ↓

#OTD Former U.S. Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce was appointed registrar of the U.S. Treasury by President James Garfield.

05.18_Rhode Island Restrictions On Slavery 18.05.2022 1:02 ↓

#OTD The state of Rhode Island passed the first law in North America that put restrictions on slavery.

05.17_Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter_Cool Papa Bell 17.05.2022 1:05 ↓

#OTD Hall of fame baseball player James "Cool Papa" Bell was born in Starkville, MS. Actor Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter narrates.

05.16_Congressman John Conyers 16.05.2022 1:17 ↓

Congressman John Conyers, a 52 year member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was born in Highland Park, MI.

05.13_Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton 13.05.2022 1:28 ↓

#OTD Politician Sharon Sayles Belton, the first female and first African American mayor of Minneapolis, was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

05.12_Toothpick Sam's No-Hitter 12.05.2022 1:25 ↓

#OTD Chicago Cubs pitcher "Toothpick" Sam Jones threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first African American to achieve the feat.

05.11_The Maria Baldwin House 11.05.2022 1:20 ↓

#OTD The Maria Baldwin Home, longtime residence of the first African American female school principal in the Northeast, was designated a National Historic Landmark.

05.10_Apollo's Walk Of Fame 10.05.2022 1:09 ↓

#OTD The Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY installed a Walk of Fame to honor the legends who have graced the Apollo stage.

05.09_USS Rodney M. Davis 09.05.2022 1:17 ↓

#OTD The U.S. Navy commissioned warship USS Rodney M. Davis named for the Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism in the Vietnam War.

05.05_The Chicago Defender 05.05.2022 1:21 ↓

#OTD Black owned newspaper The Chicago Defender began as a weekly publication.

05.04_Ted Lange_Provident Hospital and Training School 04.05.2022 1:18 ↓

#OTD Provident Hospital and Training School, the first black owned hospital in the United States, opened in Chicago, IL.

05.03_Diddy's Hollywood Honor 03.05.2022 1:04 ↓

#OTD Rapper and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

05.02_Educator Nannie Helen Burroughs 02.05.2022 1:18 ↓

#OTD Educator and civil rights activist Nannie Helen Burroughs was born in Orange, VA.

04.29_Happy Birthday, Duke Ellington! 29.04.2022 1:18 ↓

#OTD Jazz composer and legendary band leader Duke Ellington was born in Washington, DC.

04.27_Maggie L. Walker, The First Female Bank President 27.04.2022 1:19 ↓

#OTD Maggie L. Walker established the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, VA making her the first female bank president in the nation.