Black History Month – February 2, 2017
We salutes African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. To the artists, entrepreneur, business moguls, doctors and educators from the canvas to the stage. To the poets, the authors, the inventors, innovators and trailblazers, we honor and remember them all, this and every Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month! Thanks to Blackfacts.com it was on this day in black history.....
1948 - Truman sends Congress Anti-Lynching Message
President Truman sent Congress a special message urging adoption of a civil rights program, including a fair employment practices commission and anti-lynching and anti-poll tax measures.
1936- Actor Duane Jones was born.
In 1968 Jones became the first African American to star in a mainstream horror film, Night of the Living Dead. Prior to his fame Jones was a English professor and directed at the Maguire Theater at the Old Westbury campus of New York State University, and served as artistic director at the Richard Allen Center in New York City. He died in 1988 from heart failure. He was only 52. (Photo: YouTube)
1915 - Biologist Ernest E. Just Receives Spingarn Medal
Conceiving a child became easier, thanks to Biologist Ernest E. For his accomplishments he would receive the Spingarn medal for being a pioneer in cell division and fertilization.
1902 - Opera singer Todd Duncan was born
He originated the role of Porgy in 'Porgy & Bess' and helped to desegregate American Opera scene. Duncan became the first Black to appear with the New York City Opera in 1945. He had more than 2,000 performances in 56 countries as a concert singer, and would later teach music at Howard University, well into his 90's. He died in 1998 at the age of 95.
We all scream for ice cream! Mr. Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cram scooper, patent #576,395 on this day.
1862 - District of Columbia abolishes slavery
District of Columbia votes to abolish slavery on this day.
1839 - Spark Plug Patent
Inventor Edmond Berger patented the spark plug. Thanks to his invention transportation is possible.