This Day In Quiztory

Today we celebrate politician Tom Bradley, the 38th mayor of Los Angeles and first African American elected to the position.

Happy birthday, Gladys Knight! Today we celebrate the R&B songstress known as the "Empress of Soul" on her 76th birthday!

Happy birthday, Louis Gossett, Jr! Today we celebrate the Academy Award winning actor on his 84th birthday!

Academy Award nominated song "Let's Hear It For The Boy" by Deniece Williams began a two week chart run at #1 on Billboard

The final episode of the groundbreaking talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" was broadcast after 25 years on the air.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, became the first African American general in the United States Air Force.

Happy birthday, Fats Waller! Today we celebrate the jazz pianist on what would be his 116th birthday.

The United States Navy allows African Americans to enlist in non-servant roles

Today we shine a spotlight on Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce who served in the 44th, 45th and 46th Congresses and was later appointed register of the United States Treasury

Today we share some history on the origin of the Congressional Black Caucus and its public battle with President Richard Nixon for racial equality

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of NBA player turned jazz musician Wayman Tisdale

Tennis champion Arthur Ashe became the first African American selected for the U.S. Davis Cup team

Today we celebrate Sharon Sayles Belton, the first African American and the first woman to hold the position of mayor in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Today we celebrate essayist and literary critic Albert Murray on what would be his 104th birthday.

Educator Maria Baldwin's home became a National Historic Landmark. Baldwin served as the first African American female principal in a Massachusetts school.

Labor union, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was formed by A. Philip Randolph. It was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter with the American Federation of Labor.

The Liberty Ship, SS George Washington Carver, named for the famed agricultural scientist and inventor, was launched in 1943

Today we remember boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter on what would be his 83rd birthday.

Today we share some history on the origin of The Chicago Defender, an African-American owned newspaper based out of Chicago, IL

Actor Ted Lange shares some history on Provident Hospital and Training School, the first black-owned hospital in the United States