This Day in Quiztory

#OTD Blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker was born in Tutwiler, MS.

#OTD Retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General Charles Bolden, a former astronaut who served as the first African American administrator of NASA, was born in Columbia, South Carolina.

#OTD Political activist Marcus Garvey, a proponent of black nationalism, was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica.

#OTD Academy Award nominated actress Angela Bassett was born in New York, NY. Today we celebrate her on her 64th birthday.

#OTD The song "Endless Love," a duet by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, began a nine week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

#OTD Ophelia DeVore, a pioneer in the modeling industry, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. Actor Arif S. Kinchen narrates.

#OTD Activist and composer, J. Rosamond Johnson, known for composing the hymn "Lift Every Voice And Sing," was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Actor Flex Alexander narrates.

#OTD Recording artist Patti Austin was born in Harlem, NY. We celebrate her today on her 72nd birthday.

#OTD Doug Williams, the first black starting quarterback in the NFL to win a Super Bowl, was born in Zachary, Louisiana.

#OTD Inventor Richard Spikes received a patent for a horizontally swinging barber's chair.

#OTD Theologian James Cone, known as the founder of black liberation theology, was born in Fordyce, Arkansas.

#OTD The late night talk show, The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show, premiered in syndication.

#OTD Pioneering DJ Spinderella was born in Brooklyn, NY. Today we celebrate her on her 51st birthday.

#OTD The Charles R. Drew Post Graduate Medical School, now known as the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, was established in Los Angeles, CA. Actress Angell Conwell narrates.

#OTD Mary Eliza Mahoney became the first African American licensed nurse in the United States. Recording artist Taj George narrates.

#OTD Philadelphia's Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Richard Allen, now known as Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, was dedicated. Actress Reagan Gomez narrates.

#OTD The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified into the U.S. Constitution granting citizenship and its privileges to all people born or naturalized into the United States.

Today marks the first day of a major racial conflict in the city of Chicago, part of the infamous Red Summer, that lasted for several days.

#OTD Singer Darlene Love, ranked among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, was born in Los Angeles, CA. Actor Stephen Bishop narrates.

#OTD The Buffalo Soldier Monument was dedicated by General Colin L. Powell in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

#OTD Jane Bolin was appointed judge of the Domestic Relations Court in NYC making her the first African American female judge in the United States. Comedian Rodney Perry narrates.

#OTD A merger between three established women's organizations formed to create the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.

#OTD Scholar and civil rights activist Ron Walters was born in Wichita, Kansas. Musician Damien Sneed celebrates his life and legacy.

#OTD Illusionist Richard Potter, one of the country's first well known magicians, was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Actor Michael Beach narrates.

#OTD Hall of Fame football player Jim Parker passed away at the age of 71. Recording artist Tony Borowiak from the group All-4-One celebrates his career and legacy.