This Day in Quiztory

#OTD Black Enterprise founder Earl Graves, Sr. was awarded a Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor awarded for outstanding achievement by an African American. Recording artist Johnny Gill narrates.

#OTD Jazz singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine was born in Pittsburgh, PA. Actor Miguel A. Nuñez narrates.

#OTD Prince scored his first number one pop single with When Doves Cry from the album Purple Rain. Recording artist Cece Peniston narrates.

#OTD Recording artist Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, PA. Actress Denise Boutte celebrates the songstress on what would have been her 73rd birthday.

#OTD Oakland A's left fielder Rickey Henderson hit lead off home runs in a double header versus the Cleveland Indians. Musician Damien Sneed narrates.

#OTD Recording artist Bill Withers was born in Slab Fork, West Virginia. Today we celebrate him on what would have been his 84th birthday. Singer Delious Kennedy narrates.

#OTD Ben Taylor, hall of fame Negro League Baseball player and manager, was born in Anderson, South Carolina.

Happy heavenly birthday, Lena Horne! Today we remember her talent and activism.

#OTD Track and field standout Charles Dumas set a world record and became the first person to clear 7 feet in the high jump. Recording artist Johnny Gill narrates.

#OTD Samuel J. Battle became the first African American officer hired by New York City's police department. Actress Logan Browning narrates.

#OTD Patricia Roberts Harris, the first female African American Ambassador, was named chairperson of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee. Actor Aaron D. Spears narrates.

#OTD Educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune joined the staff of National Youth Administration under president Franklin D. Roosevelt.

#OTD Track and field star Wilma Rudolph, once considered the fastest woman in the world, was born in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee. Recording artist David Roughin narrates.

#OTD Boxer Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott to become the National Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Comedian Kyle Erby narrates.

#OTD Politician Joseph H. Rainey, the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, was born in Georgetown, South Carolina. Sports commentator Corey Williams narrates.

#OTD Pioneering librarian and advocate of African American literature, Charlemae Hill Rollins was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Recording artist Jamie Jones narrates.

#OTD Tennis phenom Venus Williams was born in Lynwood, CA. Recording artist Linda Clifford celebrates her on her 42nd birthday!

#OTD Democratic politician Kenneth Gibson was elected the 36th mayor of Newark, New Jersey and the first African American to lead the city.

#OTD Lawyer and activist Vernon E. Jordan was appointed executive director of the National Urban League. Actor Brian White shines a spotlight on his legacy.

#OTD Thurgood Marshall was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Lyndon B. Johnson, making him the first African American justice to serve on the high court.

#OTD Actress Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award, was born in Wichita, KS. Recording artist Deborah Cox narrates.

#OTD Boxer Larry Holmes defeated Ken Norton in a 15 round bout to become the WBC Heavyweight champion.

#OTD The baseball world mourned the loss of hall of fame pitcher and Negro League legend, Satchel Paige. Recording artists Kenya narrates.

#OTD Actress Gail Fisher won an Emmy for her role in the television series Mannix making her the first black female to take home the statue. Actor Thomas Q. Jones narrates.

#OTD Lieutenant General Frank Petersen, the first African American Marine Corps aviator and general, enlisted in the United States Navy as a seaman apprentice.