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TRT-BLACK FACT = (1914)- Joe Louis
Black Fact= 1914- Joe Louis, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, was born in Lexington, AL, on this date in 1914. Louis ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1981)- Hoyt J. Fuller
Black Fact = 1981 – Literary Critic and Editor Death of Hoyt J. Fuller (57), literary critic and editor of ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1994)- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Black Fact =1994 -Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa. Nelson Mandela ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1919)- James Reese Europe
Blackfact = 1919 – James Reese Europe, preeminent jazz bandleader killed by a crazed band member. The military band he ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1888)- M.A. Cherry
Black Fact= 1888- M.A. Cherry, inventor, patented the (early bicycle) on this date in 1888. Patent # 382,351. M. A. ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1878)- J. R. Winters
Black Fact= 1878- J. R. Winters, inventor, patented the Fire Escape on this date in 1878. Patent # 203,517. Buildings ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1931)- Willie Mays
Black Fact = 1931- Willie Mays, baseball legend, was born in Westfield, AL, on this date in 1931. Mays, third ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1969)- Moneta Sleet, Jr.
Black Fact= 1969- Moneta Sleet, Jr. won the “Pulitzer Prize” in photography on this date in 1969. Sleet was awarded ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1891)- Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Black Fact – 1891 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded the Provident Hospital and Training School. Born on January 18, ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1933)- James Brown
Black Fact = 1933- James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul, was born near Barnwell, SC into extreme poverty, James Brown ...