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May 12th 2008
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This Date in History:
April 30 1441
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Black hair care and culture, a story!
This date is Hairstylist Appreciation Day and The Registry looks briefly at African-American hair.
February 24 1492
Science/Business/ Medicine
  "Soul Food" a brief history!
*This dates Registry from 1492, offers a brief article on the origins of Soul food.
May 6 1600
Science/Business/ Medicine
  African-Americans contribute much to the field of Science.
On this date, the Registry looks at the African-American contributions to science and chemistry in history.
November 9 1731
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Mathematician Benjamin Banneker had a vision!
*Benjamin Banneker was born on this date in 1731.
April 11 1746
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Wentworth Cheswell, one of New Hampshire's finest!
*Wentworth Cheswell was born on this date in 1746.
May 2 1762
Science/Business/ Medicine
  James Durnham, a pioneering physician and skilled healer
On this date we remember the birth of James Durham in 1762.
March 26 1785
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Elleanor Eldridge, businesswoman amid oppression!
*Elleanor Eldridge was born on this date in 1785.
May 29 1785
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Black architects have a rich American history...
*On this date we celebrate African-Americans in architecture.
March 14 1794
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Cotton Gin patented!
*On this date in 1794, Eli Whitney patented the Cotton Gin which he invented; (or did he?).
October 22 1800
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lewis Temple, inventor for the whaling industry!
*This date marks the birth of Lewis Temple in 1800.
March 17 1806
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Engineer and inventor Norbert Rillieux!
*This date marks the birth of Norbert Rillieux in 1806.
March 26 1810
Science/Business/ Medicine
  William Leidesdorff, a San Francisco landmark!
*On this date we celebrate the birth of William Alexander Leidesdorff, in 1810.
June 2 1810
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Black architecture still standing, the Shotgun House!
*The shotgun house is celebrated on this date in 1810.
April 18 1813
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Intelligence personified, James McCune Smith. . .
*On this date in 1813, James McCune Smith was born.
August 15 1818
Science/Business/ Medicine
  From slavery to entrepreneur, Biddy Mason . . .
*On this date in 1818, Bridget "Biddy" Mason was born.
September 21 1820
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Augustus Washington pioneered photography.
*Augustus Washington’s birth in 1820 is celebrated on this date.
December 11 1820
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Martin Becker's life was one of variety!
*On this date we celebrate the birth of Martin F.
June 11 1823
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Louis C. Roudanez, Doctor and businessman!
*The birth of Louis Charles Roudanez in 1823 is celebrated on this date.
March 8 1825
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Alexander Augusta, a pioneering doctor.
*Alexander Thomas Augusta was born on this date in 1825.
July 28 1825
Science/Business/ Medicine
  James Presley Ball pioneered black photography!
*The birth of J.
March 16 1827
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The first Black newspaper, Freedom's Journal!
*On this date in 1827, the Freedom’s Journal newspaper was founded.
April 10 1827
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Eliza Bryant pioneered Black nursing homes
*The birth of Eliza Bryant in 1827 is celebrated on this date.
July 4 1830
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Louis Southworth, an Oregon pioneer!
*The birth of Louis A.
May 15 1832
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Mary Fields, rough exterior with a giving heart
*Mary Fields was born a slave on this date in 1832.
June 8 1832
Science/Business/ Medicine
  On the brink of extinction, the Black hospital. . .
*On this date we celebrate Black Hospitals.
June 19 1833
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Addison Scurlock saw Blackness through his camera!
*Addison Scurlock was born on this date in 1883.
December 15 1833
Science/Business/ Medicine
  William A. Hinton, a textbook pioneer!
*On this date in 1883, William Augustus Hinton was born.
October 14 1834
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Corn planter patented.
*This date in 1834, marks one of the first patents filed by a black person in America.
November 17 1834
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Nancy Green, the original "Aunt Jemima"
*On this date we celebrate the birth of Nancy Green in 1834.
December 25 1840
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Baltimore's own, John Henry Murphy Sr.
*This date marks the birthday of John Henry Murphy Sr.
May 2 1843
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Elijah McCoy, inventor of quality products. .
Elijah J.
May 7 1845
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Nursing pioneer, Mary Mahoney. . .
On this date in 1845, Mary Mahoney was born.
June 9 1845
Science/Business/ Medicine
  James Napier, businessman and more!
*James C.
March 16 1846
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Rebecca Cole, pioneering doctor. . .
*Rebecca J.
October 1 1846
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Theo Allain had a positive impact on Louisiana's community.
*On this date we remember the birth of Theophile T.
December 10 1846
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Sugar evaporator patented.
*On this date in 1846, Norbert Rillieux patented his revolutionary improvement in the cultivation and processing of sugar.
March 18 1847
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Susan M. Stewart, pioneer in medicine. . .
*The birth of Susan McKinney Stewart, in 1847, is celebrated on this date.
September 4 1848
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lewis Latimer drew the first electric light blueprints.
*Lewis Howard Latimer was born on this date in 1848.
March 29 1849
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Andrew J. Beard was a great inventor!
*The birth of Andrew Jackson Beard in 1849 is celebrated on this date.
July 19 1849
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Joseph Lee, inventor who impacted the food industry!
*Joseph Lee’s birth in 1849 is celebrated on this date.
October 20 1849
Science/Business/ Medicine
  William W. Browne, a businssman ahead of his time!
*William Washington Browne was born on this date in 1849.
January 29 1850
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Sarah Fraser was a pioneering doctor. . .
*On this date in 1850, Sarah L.
May 20 1851
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The "Voice of the Fugitive," news that spoke from Canada!
*The founding of the “Voice of the Fugitive” newspaper in 1851 is celebrated on this date.
September 15 1852
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Jan Matzeliger's inventions are used today.
*This date marks the birth of Jan Matzeliger in 1852.
February 27 1853
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Black YMCA, a community and a home!
*On this date in 1853, the first Black Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was organized.
August 23 1853
Science/Business/ Medicine
  James Shober, a Carolina healer!
*James Francis Shober was born on this date in 1853.
December 10 1854
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Edwin Berry, a creative businessman!
*Edwin C.
February 12 1855
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Fannie Williams, a Black social reformer. . .
*This date marks the birth of Fannie Barrier Williams in 1855.
July 3 1855
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Gertrude Mossell was a journalist & educator. . .
*Gertrude Mossell was born on this date in 1855.
July 8 1855
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Robert Boyd, a healer in Tennessee!
*Robert Fulton Boyd was born on this date in 1855.
December 25 1855
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Sarah Bickford, one of Montana's finest!
Sarah Gammon Bickford was born on Christmas Day, 1855.
April 23 1856
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Granville T. Woods, creative inventor and businessman!
*On this date in 1856, Granville T.
May 15 1856
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Nathan Mossell gave much to Philadelphia!
*The birth of Nathan Mossell in 1856 is celebrated on this date.
October 3 1856
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Tuskegee's point-man, Timothy Fortune.
*On this date in 1856, Timothy Fortune was born.
January 18 1858
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Surgical pioneer, Daniel Hale Williams born. . .
*Daniel Hale Williams was born on this date in 1858.
June 8 1859
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Former slave becomes newspaper publisher!
*On this date we remember the birth in 1859 of Horace Cayton.
July 13 1859
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A Captains captain, William T. Shorey!
*On this date, we celebrate the birth of William T.
September 7 1859
Science/Business/ Medicine
  John Merrick, a trailblazing businessman.
*John Merrick was born on this date in 1859.
May 4 1860
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Thomas Burton, doctor , administrator, and poet!
Thomas William Burton was born on this date in 1860.
January 28 1862
Science/Business/ Medicine
  LuLu Fleming, medical missionary!
*Louise Cecelia Fleming was born on this date in 1862.
April 30 1862
Science/Business/ Medicine
  L'Union, the first Black daily newspaper. .
*This date celebrates the first Black newspaper in the South, L'Union in New Orleans in 1862.
August 2 1863
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Joseph B. Bass was born to be a journalist.
*Joseph Bass was born on this date in 1863.
February 24 1864
Science/Business/ Medicine
  First Black woman doctor graduates!
*On this date in 1864 the first Black woman attained a Medical Degree.
April 16 1864
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Georgia E.P. Washington, a medical first!
*On this date in 1864, Georgia E.
July 4 1864
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Charles Roman, doctor and activist!
*Charles Victor Roman was born on this date in 1864.
July 21 1864
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The New Orleans Tribune founded!
*This date celebrates the establishment of America’s first daily Black newspaper in 1864.
August 8 1864
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Wayne Cox, a Delta businessman!
*Wayne Cox was born on this date in 1864.
January 22 1866
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Kansas City medical pioneer, Thomas Unthank!
*The birth of Thomas C.
January 11 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Irving Penn, educator, journalist and administrator!
*The birth of Irving Garland Penn in 1867 is celebrated on this date.
February 20 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Ida Gray Nelson, a first in Black dentistry!
*The birth of Ida Gray Nelson Rollins in 1867 is celebrated on this date.
March 17 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Ida Cummings, organizer for her people
*Ida Rebecca Cummings was born on this date in 1867.
July 15 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Maggie L. Walker, business pioneer. .
*On this date in 1867, Maggie Lena Walker was born.
December 23 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Madame Walker, American businesswoman.
*Madame C.
June 8 1868
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Robert Robinson Taylor, the face of Tuskegee!
*Robert R.
February 5 1869
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Minnie Cox, a first for Mississippi!
*The birth of Minnie Cox in 1869 is celebrated on this date.
April 3 1869
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The business of News, John L. Thompson.
The birth of John Lay Thompson in 1869 is celebrated on this date.
April 29 1870
Science/Business/ Medicine
  J. Edward Perry, pioneering doctor!
*The birth of J.
August 30 1870
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Robert Abbott, "Speading the Good Word".
*The birth of Robert Abbott in 1870 is celebrated on this date.
February 8 1871
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Justina Ford, doctor and humanitarian. . .
*The birth of Justina Ford in 1871 is celebrated on this date.
February 19 1871
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lugina B. Hope, social reformer and role model.
*This date marks the birth of Lugenia Burns Hope in 1871.
April 25 1872
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Minnie Crosthwaite gave much to her community. .
*Minnie Lee Crosthwaite’s birth in 1872 is celebrated on this date.
June 23 1872
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Matilda Evans healed much of South Carolina!
*On this date we celebrate the birth of Matilda Arabelle Evans, in 1872.
September 9 1872
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Delilah L. Beasley, the pen is mighty!
*Delilah L.
November 7 1872
Science/Business/ Medicine
  George Washington; Centralia, Washington's founder!
*On this date we recall the birth of George Washington in 1817.
February 13 1873
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Emmett Scott, administrator of a dream.
*On this date in 1873, Emmett J.
February 14 1874
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Charlotta Bass, newspaper publisher, politician.
*This date in 1874 marks the birthday of Charlotta Amanda Bass.
May 22 1874
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Rivers Frederick gave his life to medicine
*On this date in 1874, Rivers Frederick was born.
August 1 1874
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Charles Spaulding was a business role model!
*On this date Charles Clinton Spaulding was born in 1874.
March 4 1877
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Garrett Morgan, inventor of one of the first traffic lights
*On this date, in 1877, we mark the birth of Garrett Augustus Morgan.
August 9 1877
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Annie Malone, businesswoman original. . .
*On this date in 1877, Annie Malone was born.
September 8 1877
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Black settlements offer rich history.
*Black Towns are featured on this dates Registry.
September 24 1878
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Library Table patented!
*On this date in 1878, W.
August 27 1879
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Robert Lee Vann, a publishing original . . .
*This date marks the birthday of Robert Lee Vann in 1879.
June 7 1880
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Chester Franklin, journalist and publisher. . .
*Chester Arthur Franklin was born on this date in 1880.
August 22 1880
Science/Business/ Medicine
  George Herriman, a "cult" cartoonist.
*George Herriman was born on this date in 1880.
February 25 1881
Science/Business/ Medicine
  James and Ethel Beck were influential Tennessee citizen's.
*The lives of James Garfield Beck and Ethel Benson Beck from 1881 are celebrated on this date.
April 29 1881
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Julian Abele, an architectural pioneer!
*Julian Abele was born on this date in 1881.
August 1 1881
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Joe Bartholomew, artist of the Links
*Joseph M.
February 7 1882
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Emma Wheeler was an early caregiver!
*Emma Rochelle Wheeler was born on this date in 1882.
March 28 1882
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lubricator Cup patented
*On this date in 1882, Elijah McCoy patented the Lubricator Cup.
May 22 1882
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Robert Henry Lee, a "T"-Town resident!
*Robert Henry Lee was born on this date in 1882.
December 1 1882
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A Los Angeles institution, John Sommerville!
*John Sommerville’s birth in 1882 is celebrated on this date.
March 20 1883
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The first shoe lasting machine patented!
*On this date in 1883, a Black-American inventor patented the first shoe lasting machine.
April 21 1883
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Cap Wigington was a Midwestern architect. . .
*On this date in 1883 the birth of "Cap" Wigington is marked.
July 4 1883
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lemington Elder Care, a first for African America!
*On the Fourth of July 1883, Lemington Elder Care Services (LECS) began.
July 30 1883
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Elizabeth R. Haynes, a gallant administrator!
*The birth of Elizabeth Ross Haynes in 1883 is marked on this date.
January 6 1884
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Black Swan Records founder Harry Pace, an original!
Harry Herbert Pace was born on this date in 1884.
April 24 1884
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The first Black medical society founded. .
*On this date in 1884, The Medico-Chirurgical Society of Washington D.
July 27 1884
Science/Business/ Medicine
  P.B. Young, The Dean of the Negro Press!
*The birth of P.
November 22 1884
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Philadelphia Tribune founded.
*On this date in 1884, Christopher Perry founded the Philadelphia Tribune.
June 1 1885
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Appeal newspaper was popular in 20th century Black America
*On this date, we celebrate the founding of "The Appeal” in 1885.
June 6 1885
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A'Lelia Walker, Harlem businesswoman. .
*On this date A'Lelia Walker was born in 1885.
October 26 1885
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Businessman Robert R. Church Jr.
*Robert Reed Church Jr.
December 12 1886
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Frederick Massiah was an innovative engineer.
*This date celebrates the birth of Frederick McDonald Massiah in 1886.
December 24 1886
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Eatonville, Florida; a FUBU black town!
*The founding of the Black Town of Eatonville, Florida in 1886 is celebrated on this date.
April 10 1887
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Edward Chandler, one of Florida's finest!
*Edward Chandler was born on this date in 1887.
June 12 1887
Science/Business/ Medicine
  H. Claude Hudson, A Los Angeles Icon!
*The birth of Dr.
October 11 1887
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Telephone system patented.
*On this date in 1887, Granville T.
November 17 1887
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Mound Bayou, Miss. the FUBU of cities!
*This date from 1887 celebrates Mound Bayou, Mississippi.
January 10 1888
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Railway signal patented
*On this date in 1888, A.
January 20 1888
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A doctor of prominence, Austin Curtis!
*The birth of Dr.
March 2 1888
Science/Business/ Medicine
  One of the America's first black banks opens its doors!
*The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of the True Reformers (GFUOTR) was chartered by the Virginia legislature on this date in 1888.
May 14 1888
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Archie Alexander, midwestern businessman and politician. .
*On this date in 1888, Archie Alexander was born.
July 17 1888
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Gong and Signal Chair patented!
*On this date in 1888, Miriam E.
October 17 1888
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Capital Savings Bank opens!
*On this date in 1888, the one of the first banks for African-Americans was organized.
January 15 1889
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Dorothy Ferebee, a pioneering Black physician!
*Dorothy Boulding Ferebee was born in 1889.
January 17 1889
Science/Business/ Medicine
  News publisher extraordinaire, Carl Murphy!
*Carl Murphy was born on this date in 1889.
July 21 1889
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Black inventor patents lock . . .
*On this date in 1889, W.
September 16 1889
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Father of the Negro Press, Claude Barnett.
*On this date in 1889, Claude Barnett was born.
January 7 1890
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Fountain Pen Patent awarded.
On this date in 1890, William B.
January 25 1890
Science/Business/ Medicine
  National Afro-American League formed
*On this date in 1890, the National Afro-American League was formed.
February 27 1890
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Mabel Staupers was a nursing pioneer.
*This date in 1890 marks the birthday of Mabel Keaton Staupers.
March 4 1890
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Langston Oklahoma, a FUBU Black town!
*For this date, the Registry celebrates the founding of the Black town of Langston Oklahoma, in 1890.
December 9 1890
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Soil Pulverizer patented.
*On this date in 1890 John P.
April 28 1891
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Ship propeller patented!
*On this date in 1891, inventor George Toliver was awarded a patent for ship vessel’s propeller.
May 4 1891
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Chicago's Provident Hospital opens!
*On this date in 1891, Provident Hospital and Training School opened.
July 14 1891
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Refrigerator devise patented. .
*On this date in 1891, John Standard from Newark, NJ received a patent for a Refrigerator.
July 23 1891
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Louis T. Wright, surgeon and NAACP Chairman!
*This date marks the day Louis Tompkins Wright was born in 1891.
April 26 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Ironing board patented. .
*Sarah Boone received a patent on this date 1892 for an appliance that would help to neatly iron clothing.
May 17 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Frederick Jones, inovator of many devices!
*This date marks the birth of Frederick McKinley Jones in 1892.
July 4 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A. G. Gaston was a very good businessman . . .
*On this date in 1892, A.
August 13 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Baltimore Afro-American newspaper founded. . .
*On this date in 1892, the first issue of the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper hit the streets.
August 23 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Horseshoe invented!
*On this date in 1892, Oscar E.
December 6 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Theodore Lawless, a tireless medical Icon!
Theodore Lawless was born on this date in 1892.
January 16 1894
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A home in black Atlanta, the Butler YMCA!
*The founding of the Butler St.
February 14 1894
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Mary Dawson supported Black opera. . .
*On this date in 1894, Mary Dawson was born.
February 18 1894
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Paul Williams was a brilliant architect!
*The birth of Paul Williams in 1894 is marked on this date.
June 20 1894
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lloyd Hall was an efficient chemist. . .
*On this date in 1894, Lloyd Hall was born.
August 28 1895
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Doulass Memorial Hospital founded!
*On this date in 1895, The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School was founded in Philadelphia.
November 26 1895
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The National Negro Medical Association begins!
*On this date in 1895, National Negro Medical Association (NNMA) was founded.
April 15 1896
Science/Business/ Medicine
  An early pioneer in medicine, May Chinn. . .
*On this date in 1896, May Chinn was born.
July 21 1896
Science/Business/ Medicine
  National Association of Colored Women's Clubs formed!
*On this date in 1896, the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, (NACWC) was organized.
October 18 1896
Science/Business/ Medicine
  A first for Black N.C., St. Agnes Hospital!
*On this date in 1896, the St.
October 24 1896
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Inventor, businesswoman, and humanitarian; Majorie S. Joyner.
*On this date, Marjorie Stewart Joyner was born in 1896.
February 2 1897
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Ice cream mold patented
*On this date in 1897, the Ice Cream Scoop was patented.
May 4 1897
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Sprinkler patented
On this date in 1897, African American inventor Joseph H.
November 23 1897
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Railroad car-coupler patented.
*On this date in 1897, inventor A.
November 27 1897
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Railroad coupler patented!
*On this date in 1897, Andrew Beard received a patent for a device he called the Jenny Coupler.
May 27 1898
Science/Business/ Medicine
  David Crosthwait, pioneering engineer!
*David Crosthwait, Jr.
August 22 1898
Science/Business/ Medicine
  North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company founded!
*The founding of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (NCM) in 1898 is celebrated on this date.
November 15 1898
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Hair Brush patented. . .
*On this date in 1898 Lydia O.
January 17 1899
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Abram Harris applied economics and race!
*Abram Harris was born on the date in 1899.
April 11 1899
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Science pioneer, Dr. Percy L. Julian. . .
*Dr.
May 9 1899
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lawn Mower invented!
On this date 1899, John Albert Burr invented one of the first rotary-blade lawn mowers.
June 10 1899
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Black Elks, a home away from home!
*On this date in 1899, the Black Elks were formed.
July 18 1899
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Folding Bed patented. .
*On this date in 1899, Leonard C.
December 12 1899
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Golf tee patented!
*George Grant patented the first golf tee on this date in 1899.
March 27 1900
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Effa Manley, Queen of the Negro Leagues. . .
*Effa Manley was born on this date in 1900.
May 16 1900
Science/Business/ Medicine
  The Rosebud Bar, the spot for Ragtime!
*The Rosebud Bar’s opening in 1900 is celebrated on this date.
August 23 1900
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Nat. Negro Business League founded. . .
*Booker T.
September 17 1900
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Lena Edwards cared for many people!
*Lena Frances Edwards was born on this date in 1900.
October 8 1901
Science/Business/ Medicine
  YMCA in Harlem founded!
*The 1901 establishment of the Harlem Branch of the YMCA is celebrated on this date.
February 15 1902
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Fay Jackson, California journalist!
*The birth of Fay Jackson is celebrated on this date in 1902.
April 10 1903
Science/Business/ Medicine
  Sam Lacy, journalist and advocate!
*Sam Lacy’s birth in 1903 is celebrated on this date