Today in Black History for December 31st Selected Black Facts for December 31 1. 1984 - The first nationally broadcast telethon for the United Negro College fund is hel The first nationally broadcast telethon for the United Negro College fund is held and raises 14.1 million 2. 1953 - Hulan Jack Hulan Jack sworn in a Manhattan Borough president. 3. 1953 - Springarn Medal: Paul R. Williams Spingarn Medal presented to Paul R. Williams for his achievements as an architect. 4. 1948 - Queen of Disco Singer Donna Summer, known as Queen of Disco, is born on this day in Boston, Massachusetts. 5. 1935 - Marian Andersons Town Hall Debut Marian Anderson made her Town Hall debut in New York. Her performance was described by Howard Taubman, the New York Times reviewer, as music making that probed too deep for words. 6. 1930 - Odetta Felious Gordon Odetta Felious Gordon, the folk singer and activist known as Odetta is born on this day in Birmingham, Alabama. 7. 1900 - Selma Burke Scuplto and educator Selma Burke was born on this day in Mooresville, North Carolina. She is commissioned to create a profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt after a national competition sponsored by the Fine Arts Commission in Washington, D.C.; the completed project, a plaque, is unveiled and installed at the Re... 8. 1871 - Founder of the PTA in North Carolina Annie Holland, born on this day, an educator, founds the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) in North Carolina. 9. 1862 - Watch Night Residents of Rochester, N.Y., joined Frederick Douglass in a vigil in anticipation of the Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect at midnight. 10. 1775 - The Authorizing of enlistment of free blacks Alarmed by impact of the Dunmore proclamation, Washington reversed himself and authorized the enlistment of free Blacks. Continue To Celebrate Black History….
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