TODAY IN OUR HISTORICITY The Black Masons in Boston, MA, formed the African Lodge No. 1 on this date in 1775. Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands) on this date in 848. Joseph H. Douglass, celebrated violinist and grandson of Frederick Douglass, was born in Washington, DC, on this date in 1871. King Leopold II gives Congo to Belgium on this date in 1890. Medical pioneer Dr. Charles Drew born in Washington DC. Drew developed improved techniques for blood storage by preserving blood in the form of plasma so it could be stored for long periods of time. He was also the first African American surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery. Charles Waddell Chestnutt, author, received the 14th NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date in 1928 for his outstanding work as a literary artist depicting the Black plight and for his illustrious career as a scholar, worker, and freeman. John Hope, President of Atlanta University, received the 22nd NAACP Spingarn Medal posthumously on this date in 1936 for his distinguished services at the school and for his leadership qualities. R&B singer Fontella Bass most well known for the hit "Rescue Me" is born in St. Louis, Missouri on this date in 1940. The Hazel Scott Show premiered on the DuMont Television Network on 3 July 1950 making Trinidadian born Hazel Scott the first African American woman to have her own television show. Television talk show host Montel Williams born in Baltimore, Maryland on this date in 1956. Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player in the major leagues, became the first Black person named to the Baseball Hall of Fame on this date in 1962. The African nation of Algeria gained its independence on this date in 1962. Race riots in Omaha Nebraska on this date in 1966. Wilson C. Riles, educator, received the 58th NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date in 1973 for his success and his devotion to the field of education for all students. Benjamin Lawson Hooks, NAACP Executive Director, received the 71st NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date in 1986 for his outstanding career as a lawyer, minister, jurist, public servant, and orator, among others, and for his appointment as Federal Communications Commission Director. NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play on this date in 1987. Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm on this date in 1989. Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida on this date in 1990.
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