TODAY IN OUR HISTORICITY The First Kansas Colored Volunteers put down a force of Rebels at the Battle of Toothmans Mound (Island Mound, MO) on this date in 1862. This was the first engagement for Black troops in the Civil War. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, originally founded at Howard University in 1911, was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on this date in 1914. Telma Hopkins, is an singer, model and television actress. A member of the 1970s pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn, she later starred in several television sitcoms, including Bosom Buddies, Gimme a Break!, Family Matters, Getting By and Half & Half was born on this date in 1948. Singer Ben Harper born in Claremont, California on this date in 1969. Superbowl MVP and two time Super Bowl Champion Terrell Davis born in San Diego, California. Davis played for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League from 1995 to 2001 on this date in 1972. Model, actress, & makeup artist Tatiana Taylor was born in Miami FL on this date in 1982. William Bill Cosby, critical of the portrayal of Black images, made a bid to buy NBC on this date in 1992.
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