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October 16, 1859 | John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, WVA | Delete |
March 16, 1869 | Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress. | Delete |
January 16, 1920 | Zeta Phi Beta Sorority founded at Howard University | Delete |
September 16, 1923 | First Catholic seminary for Black priests dedicated in St Louis, Mississippi | Delete |
February 16, 1923 | On this day Bessie Smith makes her first recording, "Down Hearted Blues," which sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records | Delete |
May 16, 1929 | Birthdate of John Conyers Jr, founder of the Congressional Black Caucus | Delete |
August 16, 1963 | On sale this day was a stamp designed to commemorate the one-hundreth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was designed by George Olden which made him the first Black to design a U.S. postage stamp. | Delete |
February 16, 1972 | Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBA player to reach 30,000 point plateau | Delete |
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