Selected Black Facts for August 2 1. 1982 - Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Post Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a commemorative stamp, the fifth in its Black Heritage USA series. Share this Fact! 2. 1980 - WBA Welterweight Title Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns wins the WBA Welterweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes. Share this Fact! 3. 1966 - The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School (later Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science) is chartered in Los Angeles. It is the only African American focused medical school west of the Mississippi Share this Fact! 4. 1964 - Race Riot, Jersey City, New Jersey Race Riot, Jersey City, New Jersey. Share this Fact! 5. 1951 - First Black to Earn the Medal of Honor in the Kore While manning his machine gun during a surprise attack on his platoon on this day, private first class William Henry Thompson of Company M, Twenty-fourth Infantry Regiment, became the first Black to earn the Medal of Honor in the Korean conflict. Share this Fact! 6. 1945 - Jewell Jackson McCabe Jewell Jackson McCabe, first president of the Coalition of 100 Black Women, born Share this Fact! 7. 1924 - James Baldwin was born on this day. James Baldwin was born on this day. Share this Fact! 8. 1924 - Writer, James Baldwin was born, 1924 Writer, James Baldwin was born, 1924 Share this Fact! 9. 1920 - Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920 Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920 Share this Fact! 10. 1920 - William Leidesdorff launches first steamboat in San Francisco Bay, 1920 William Leidesdorff launches first steamboat in San Francisco Bay, 1920
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