This Day In Quiztory

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of hall of fame basketball player Hal Greer

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson

Today we share some history on Resurrection City, an encampment built to house peaceful protestors on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Today we shine a spotlight on Frederick Douglass Patterson, educator and founder of the United Negro College Fund

Today we celebrate author Octavia Butler, the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship

Tune in as actor Tom Wright shares some background on the origin of Juneteenth.

Today we celebrate biologist Samuel Nabrit, a trailblazer in education achieving a number of scholarly firsts and the first African American appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

Today we celebrate tennis champion Venus Williams on her 40th birthday!

Today we celebrate politician Kenneth A. Gibson, the 36th mayor of Newark, NJ and the first African American mayor of the city.

Today we shine a spotlight on activist Vernon E. Jordan, former executive director of the National Urban League

Today we share some background on the origin of New Orleans based college Dillard University

Today we commemorate the opening of the Langston Golf Course in Washington, DC

Today we celebrate actress Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to be nominated and to win an Academy Award

Today we shine a spotlight on the boxer nicknamed the "Easton Assassin," heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of hall of fame pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Happy 75th birthday to hall of fame track & field sprinter John Carlos, infamous for his silent protest with fellow Olympian Tommie Smith during the medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Today we share some background on activist and scholar Angela Davis

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of R&B singer and songwriter Curtis Mayfield on what would be his 78th birthday.

On this day in Quiztory, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, an all African American unit trained at the Tuskegee Institute, flew its first combat mission.

Today we celebrate activist Sojourner Truth for being an outspoken advocate for abolition and women's rights.