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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 		  Benjamin Banneker , self-taught astronomer and mathematician
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, a black inventor, 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,” an African-American house design, 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--Black sailor, printer, politician, and barber
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 photographed Black and White notables in D.C.
Addison Scurlock was born on this date in 1883.
December 15 1833
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  William A. Hinton, first Black to publish a textbook
On this date in 1883, William Augustus Hinton was born.
October 14 1834
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black man files patent for corn planter
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.
January 20 1838
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Weeksville, a jewel of Brooklyn, NY!
*On this date from 1838, the Registry celebrates the Weeksville section of Brooklyn, New York.
December 25 1840
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  John Henry Murphy, Sr., founder of Black newspaper
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, businessman and elected official in Louisiana
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, an African American inventor and engineer, 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 changed 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 and temperance promoter
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, first black doctor to graduate from a North Carolina medical school
James Francis Shober was born on this date in 1853.
December 10 1854
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Edwin Berry, a creative and successful 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 		  Dr. Robert Boyd, a scholar and a doctor dedicated to the health of Blacks
Robert Fulton Boyd was born on this date in 1855.
December 25 1855
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Sarah Bickford, from slave to owner of a water company
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, an African-American who had been a slave and became publisher of the Seattle Republican newspaper.
July 13 1859
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A Captain's 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 in 1864 of America’s first daily Black newspaper.
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.
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.
October 7 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Irving Penn, educator, journalist and administrator!
The birth of Irving Garland Penn in 1867 is celebrated on this date.
December 23 1867
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Madame C.J. Walker, one of first Black millionaires in Americza
Madame C.
June 8 1868
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Robert Robinson Taylor, architect and first black graduate of MIT
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, founder of the Chicago Defender
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, an African-American surgeon,in 1872.
September 9 1872
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Delilah L. Beasley wielded her pen to bring about change
Delilah L.
November 7 1872
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  George Washington, black farmer and businessman
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, an African-American physician, was born in New Roads, Pionte Coupee’ Parish, LA.
August 1 1874
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Charles Spaulding, business leader who encouraged black-owned businesses
On this date, Charles Clinton Spaulding, an African-American business leader, 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 date’s Registry.
September 24 1878
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black innovator patents library table
On this date in 1878, African American innovator 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, an African-American businessman, 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 Ross Haynes takes a practical approach to improving black lives
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 		  Oldest continually published newspaper, the Philadelphia Tribune, founded
On this date in 1884, Christopher Perry founded the Black Philadelphia Tribune, the oldest continually published non-church newspaper, and the first black newspaper.
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, a Black newspaper based in St.
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 		  Robert R. Church Jr., business leader, politician, civil rights leader
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 		  Black inventor patents telephone system
On this date in 1887, Granville T.
November 17 1887
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Mound Bayou, MS. first incorporated Black Town in U.S.
This date from 1887 celebrates Mound Bayou, Mississippi, one of the first incorporated Black Towns in the United States.
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 engineer, 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, one of the first banks for African-Americans was organized, Capital Savings Bank of Washington D.
January 15 1889
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, a Black physician of international renown
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 first improvement of locks in 4000 years
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 		  African American patents soil pulverizer
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 device 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 McKinley Jones, innovator of many devices!
This date marks the birth of Frederick McKinley Jones, an African-American inventor, in 1893, who was one of the most prolific Black inventors ever.
July 4 1892
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A. G. Gaston, richest black man in America and an advocate of equality
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 Street YMCA in 1894 is celebrated in this date.
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 , a brilliant and innovative 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 by Dr.
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 North Carolina, 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, African-American inventor A.
November 27 1897
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black inventor patents railroad coupler
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 		  Black-owned 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 		  Black woman patents hair brush
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, African American 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 St.
August 23 1900
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Booker T. Washington founds National Business League
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.
July 15 1903
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A historical landmark, the True Reformers Building!
On this date in 1903, The True Reformer Building in Washington D.
July 25 1903
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Cecil Newman, a Minnesota legend. . .
Cecil Newman was born on this date in 1903.
November 2 1903
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank opens!
On this date in 1903, the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank opened it doors.
December 2 1903
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Alfred Smith, activst behind the scenes. .
Alfred E.
June 3 1904
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Charles Drew was a lifesaver of millions through his blood plasma discoveries
On this date, in 1904, Dr.
September 22 1904
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Boley, Oklahoma, a FUBU of towns.
*On this date in 1904 the Black Town of Boley, Oklahoma was formally established.
October 12 1904
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  An activist through medicine, William M. Cobb.
On this date in 1904, William Cobb, an African-American scientist and physicist from Washington D.
May 5 1905
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Newspaper, the Chicago Defender founded.
The Chicago Defender was founded on this date in 1905.
September 21 1905
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Atlanta Life Insurance Co. founded!
*On this date in 1905, the Atlanta Life Insurance Company was founded.
January 19 1906
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Anna Tanneyhill, a New England Jewel!
*Anna Tanneyhill was born on this date in 1906.
March 22 1906
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Arthur Winston, a tireless worker. . .
*Arthur Winston was born on this date in 1906.
April 27 1906
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Journalist Alice Dunnigan specialized in politics. . .
*On this date in 1906, Alice Dunnigan was born.
March 24 1907
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Janet Bragg, aviator and businesswoman!
*Janet Bragg was born on this date in 1907.
December 29 1907
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Economist Robert C. Weaver, a skilled government administrator, author, and educator
This date marks the birth of Robert Clifton Weaver in 1907.
January 4 1908
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  William Claytor, a mathematical genius
William Claytor was born on this date in 1908.
February 8 1908
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  C.A. Scott was a newspaper pioneer
*Cornelius Adolphus ”C.
February 13 1908
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Mal Goode, the first Black network reporter. . .
*On this date we mark the birth of Malvin (Mal) Russell Goode in 1908.
August 25 1908
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses founded!
*On this date in 1908, the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) was founded.
October 27 1908
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Charles "Teenie" Harris, known as "One Shot"!
This date in 1908, celebrates the birth of Charles ("Teenie") Harris.
November 22 1908
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Frank Mann, wartime aviator and engineer
On this date we mark the birth of Frank Mann in 1908.
February 12 1909
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  N.A.A.C.P. founded. . .
*This date marks the anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP) in 1909.
February 21 1909
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Helen O. Dickens pioneered in medicine!
*Dr.
June 1 1909
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A scientific pioneer, Warren E. Henry. . .
Warren Henry’s birth in 1909 is celebrated on this date.
August 1 1909
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Mechanics & Farmers Bank provides a source of money for blacks!!
On this date in 1909, Mechanics and Farmers Bank in Durham, N.
December 4 1909
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The New York Amsterdam News founded.
On this date in 1909, the New York Amsterdam News was founded.
January 19 1910
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Pittsburgh Courier founded. . .
*On this date we remember the founding of the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper in 1910.
April 21 1910
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  National Urban League founded.
This date marks the founding of the National Urban League (NUL) in 1911.
August 29 1910
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Vivien Thomas, helped advance surgery and blood plasma treatment
Vivien Theodore Thomas was born on this date in 1910.
January 29 1911
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Frances Rains, pioneer nurse, businesswoman, volunteer!
*On this date in 1911, Frances Mary McHie Rains was born.
July 1 1911
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Kansas City's finest, Lucile Bluford.
On this date in 1911 Lucile Bluford was born.
August 13 1911
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ethel L. Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press!
*Ethel Lois Payne was born on this date in 1911.
October 7 1911
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Lazer Sidelsky, South African Black mentor!
Lazer Sidelsky was born on this date in 1911.
January 13 1912
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Horace Rains, medical doctor and activist!
On this date in 1912, Horace Rain, an African-American doctor and activist, was born.
October 7 1912
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Giving from the trenches, Charlezetta Waddle!
Charleszetta Campbell Waddles was born on this date in 1912.
November 25 1912
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  John Sengstacke was an innovative and successful Black news publisher.
John Sengstacke was born on this date in 1912.
February 14 1913
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Oliver Harrington was a cartoonist pioneer
*This date marks the birth of Oliver Harrington in 1913.
January 1 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Muriel Petioni, doctor, educator, mentor to young Black women
Dr.
January 7 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Surgical pioneer, Dorothy L. Brown.
On this date, Dorothy Lavinia Brown was born in 1919.
March 23 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Wendell Smith, sportswriter, helped desegregate baseball
On this date, we celebrate African-American sportswriter Wendell Smith, who was born in 1914.
May 29 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Henry McBay was a great scientist . . .
On this date in 1914, Henry McBay was born.
June 24 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Oscar Howard, entrepreneur and activist!
On this date in 1914, Oscar Howard was born.
August 14 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Herman Branson, sickle cell physicist . . .
*Herman Branson was born on this date in 1914.
November 24 1914
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Savior of the handicapped, Bessie Blount!
On this date, we mark the birth of Bessie Blount in 1914, an African-American inventor and forensic scientist.
May 30 1915
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Henry A. Hill, pioneer in chemistry, led professional groups
This date marks the birth of Henry Aaron Hill in 1915.
March 4 1916
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Homer Harris, one of Seattle's finest. . .
*Homer Harris was born on this date 1916.
April 19 1916
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Mary Lancaster Carnegie, healer and much more!
The birth of Mary Elizabeth Lancaster Carnegie occurred on this date in 1916.
May 24 1916
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Lincoln Motion Picture company, a first for Black cinema!
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was founded on this date in 1916, the first movie company controlled by Black filmmakers.
June 18 1916
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Inez Baskin, a sterling journalist!
Inez J.
July 20 1916
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Wheatley-Provident Hospital founded. .
The 1916 founding of Wheatley-Provident hospital is celebrated on this date.
September 21 1917
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Charles Watts gave help to the poor.
*Dr Charles Watts was born on this date in 1917.
November 14 1917
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Doris Pemberton, civic leader and author. . .
On this date in 1917, Doris Hollis Pemberton was born.
January 19 1918
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  John H. Johnson, a standard for black businesses.
*John Johnson was born on this date in 1918.
May 20 1918
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Detroits Dunbar Hospital served the Motor City. . .
Dunbar Hospital in Detroit, MI, was founded on this date in 1918.
August 26 1918
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Kathrine G. Johnson is valuable to NASA!
Katherine G.
March 2 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Associated Negro Press founded!
*On this date in 1919, the Associated Negro Press (ANP), the first national news services for African-Americans, was established.
April 7 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Kansas City Call founded
*On this date we remember the founding of the Kansas City Call in 1919.
April 24 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  David Blackwell fell in love with mathematics!
David Blackwell was born on this date in 1919.
June 27 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Civil Rights leader with business zeal, M. Carl Holman. .
On this date in 1918, M.
July 3 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Samuel Massie, a genius and 20th century chemist and teacher!
Samuel Massie, a brilliant African-American chemist and teacher, was born on this date in 1919.
December 9 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The "Eyes" of New York, Roy DeCarava!
*Roy DeCarava was born on this date in 1919.
December 16 1919
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Carl Fraction, a Midwestern chemist
Carl Fraction was born on this date in 1919.
May 9 1920
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A supporter of equity, Edward H. Jones. .
Edward H.
August 5 1920
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  John Ramos healed the body and mind!
*John F.
August 18 1920
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Henrietta Lacks, contributor to humanity!
*Henrietta Lacks was born on this date in 1920.
August 20 1920
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Otis Boykin, talented electronics inventor
The birth of Otis Boykin in 1920 is marked on this date.
November 24 1920
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Percy E. Suttonm Army Air Corps flyer, lawyer, enterpreuner
Percy Sutton, an African-American lawyer and entrepreneur, was born on this date in 1920.
March 4 1921
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black Swan Records formed
*On this date we remember Black Swan Records, the first Black-owned record label in America.
April 16 1921
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Marie M. Daly, a NY laboratory icon!
Marie Daly was born on this date in 1921.
August 18 1921
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Howard Jones, engineer of excellence!
*Howard St.
August 22 1921
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Nellie Monk, devotion and business savvy!
Nellie Monk’s birth in 1921 is celebrated on this date.
September 2 1921
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ozzie Williams, D.C. Engineer.
*Ozzie Williams was born on this date in 1921.
April 18 1922
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Champ patents a wrench!
On this date in 1922, Jack Johnson, the world's first African-American heavyweight boxing champion, patented a wrench; (U.
May 23 1922
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ethel Sayles, career administrator
Ethel Mae Baines Sayles was born on this date in 1922.
July 22 1922
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dorthea Church, a fashion modeling icon!
Dorthea Church was born on this date in 1922.
August 12 1922
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ophelia DeVore holds a savvy attractiveness!
*On this date in 1922 Ophelia DeVore was born.
October 16 1922
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Leon Sullivan, minister and founder international training network
The Reverend Leon H.
December 3 1922
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ralph Gardner, chemist and scientist on the atomic bomb
On this date in 1922, Ralph Gardner was born.
November 20 1923
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black invents and patents traffic signal
On this date in 1923, one of the first traffic signals in the United States was patented by an African American.
January 25 1924
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  One of San Diego's finest, The Douglass Hotel!
*This date celebrates the founding of The Douglass Hotel of San Diego in 1924.
May 1 1924
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Math educator extraordinaire, Evelyn Granville!
Evelyn Boyd Granville, a mathematician, teacher, and scientist, was born on this date in 1924 in Washington, D.
July 21 1924
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Chuck Stone, journalist of excellence!
Chuck Stone was born on this date in 1924.
October 17 1924
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Phyllis Wheatley House, youth and family development and a haven for visitors
On this date in 1924, the Phyllis Wheatley settlement house was founded and began operation in Minneapolis, MN.
January 14 1925
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Albert Antoine,NASA scientist and chemistry teacher. .
Albert Antoine was born on this date in 1925.
October 25 1925
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Emmett Chappelle, biochemist in space laboratories
Emmett W.
February 14 1926
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Moneta Sleet, photographer of excellence. . .
*On this date 1926, Moneta Sleet was born.
March 12 1926
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Savoy Ballroom opens
*On this date in 1926, the Savoy Ballroom opened in Harlem, New York.
August 14 1926
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Lea Pride served business and her community well. .
*On this date in 1926, Leatrice Pride was born.
June 16 1927
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  George E. Johnson was a natural businessman. .
On this date in 1927, George Ellis Johnson, an African-American businessman, was born in a three-room sharecropper's shack in Richton, MS.
October 20 1927
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Morris Miller, nurse, administrator, and health care advocate
Morris Miller was born on this date in 1927.
April 15 1928
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Norma Sklarek pioneered Black women architects.
Norma Merrick Sklarek was born on this date in 1928.
August 5 1928
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Atlanta Daily World founded. .
*This date marks the founding of the Atlanta Daily World.
September 14 1928
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dunbar Hotel opens in L.A.
*The opening of the Dunbar Hotel of Los Angeles in 1928 is celebrated on this date.
November 27 1928
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black woman patents hair wave machine
On this date in 1928, Marjorie Joyner received a patent for a hair wave machine.
April 1 1929
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A Minnesota village, The Hallie Q. Brown Center of St. Paul!
The Hallie Q.
September 26 1929
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Physicist Meredith Gourdine, researcher and inventor.
Meredith C.
September 26 1929
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ida Owens, a remakable biochemist!
On this date in 1929, Ida Stephens Owens was born.
November 3 1929
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  First exclusively Black radio show goes on the air--and others follow
On this date in 1929, "The All-Negro Hour" premiered on American broadcast radio.
January 23 1930
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Samuel Kountz, a human healer from Arkansas!
*Samuel Kountz was born on this date in 1930.
March 5 1932
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Earl Woods, businessman and role model.
*Earl Woods was born on this date in 1932.
August 7 1932
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Maurice Rabb Jr., THE ophthalmologist!
*Dr.
December 6 1932
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Richard Spikes, innovator for industry
On this date in 1932, African American Richard B.
June 24 1933
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Apollo Theater opens . . .
*This date celebrates the opening of The Apollo Theater in 1933.
June 27 1933
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Caldwell McCoy, engineer extrodinaire!
Dr.
August 13 1933
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Joycelyn Elders, straight talk about health!
*Joycelyn Elders was born on this date in 1933.
August 10 1934
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, a news voice of Black Minnesota!
*On this date in 1934 the first issues of The Minnesota Spokesman Recorder was sold to the public.
January 9 1935
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Earl Graves, an image of Black business success!
*On this date in 1935, Earl G.
December 5 1935
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  National Council of Negro Women formed.
On this date in 1935, the National Council of Negro Women began.
June 17 1937
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Robert Maynard combined freedom and journalism. .
Robert C.
January 24 1938
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Jack & Jill of America founded . . .
*Jack & Jill of America was founded on this date in 1938.
April 11 1938
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Equality through education and giving, Reatha Clark King!
Reatha Clark King was born on this date in 1938.
October 1 1939
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  George Carruthers, a credit to his profession.
George R.
June 22 1941
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Professionalism in television news; Ed Bradley!
Ed Bradley, an African-American journalist, was born on this date in 1941.
February 15 1942
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Caroline R. Jones, marketing genius!
*This date marks the birth of Caroline Robinson Jones in 1942.
March 31 1942
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Robert McGruder, a Detroit newspaper Icon!
*Robert G.
December 7 1942
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Reginald Lewis, savvy in business and racially tuned in.
On this date in 1942, Reginald F.
July 8 1943
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Faye Wattleton is making a difference!
Faye Wattleton was born on this date in 1943.
March 3 1945
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ronald Mallett, scientist of "Time Travel"!
*Ron Mallett was born on this date in 1945.
November 1 1945
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Ebony magazine hits the streets.
On this date in 1945, the first issue of EBONY magazine was published in Chicago.
August 5 1946
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Shirley Jackson, a progressive scientist..
*Shirley Ann Jackson was born on this date in 1946.
November 25 1946
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Broadway Federal Bank, a California institution!
Broadway Federal Bank African-American owned financial institution in Los Angeles, was founded on this date in 1946, when it received its Federal Charter.
September 27 1947
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Sepia magazine depicted Black life
On this date in 1947, we celebrate the debut of Sepia magazine.
February 29 1948
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Willi Smith, a Fashion Icon.
*Willi Smith was born on this date in 1948.
October 6 1949
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Lonnie G. Johnson, an inventor who has fun too!
Lonnie G.
October 3 1950
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Gerald Boyd, journalist with a heart.
*Gerald Boyd was born on this date in 1950.
November 7 1950
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Alexa Canady, first female and first black appointed to a residency in neurosurgery
On this date in 1950 Alexa Canady was born.
November 14 1950
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black woman patents Knockdown Toys .
On this date in 1950, Lydia M.
September 18 1951
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Ben Carson, modern surgical pioneer!
*Dr.
October 7 1951
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Stan O'Neal, financially savvy
Stanley O'Neal was born on this date in 1951.
February 9 1954
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Winners never quit, Christopher Gardner!
*Christopher Gardner was born on this date in 1954.
August 23 1954
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Phillip Emeagwali, a genius committed to communicate science to blacks
Philip Emeagwali was born on this date 1954.
May 24 1955
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A Vegas jewel, the Moulin Rouge!
On this date in 1955, the first integrated American casino, the Moulin Rouge, opened in Las Vegas.
September 29 1955
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Gwen Ifill, a skilled and knowledgeable news moderator
Gwen Ifill was born on this date in 1955.
October 17 1956
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Dr. Mae Jemison, astronaut, physician, promoter of science issues
Mae Carol Jemison was born on this date in 1956.
March 2 1957
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  A computers best friend, Dr. Mark Dean!
*Mark Dean was born this date in 1957.
December 14 1959
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Motown Records founded.
Motown Record Company, the first large Black-owned music company in America, was founded on this date in 1959.
February 21 1961
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Electronic resistor patented!
*On this date in 1961, an African-American man patented an electronic resistor.
December 27 1961
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The DuSable Museum preserves and celebrates Black history and achievements
Chicago’s DuSable Museum was founded in 1961 on this date.
February 9 1966
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Maryland Freedom Union created!
On this date in 1966, the Maryland Freedom Workers was formed.
September 19 1966
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Soledad O'Brien,
Soledad O'Brien was born on this date in 1966.
April 16 1968
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Exhaust Purifier patented.
On this date in 1968 Rufus Stokes patented an Exhaust Purifier.
October 26 1968
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black psychologists found their own association, ABPSi
On this date in 1968, the Registry celebrates the founding of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPSi).
November 14 1969
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Diversity Information Resources, a beginning for Black businesses .
On this date in 1969, Diversity Information Resources (DIR) was incorporated.
October 3 1970
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters founded.
*The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (I.
October 24 1970
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  National Coalition on 100 Black Women (NCBW) formed.
On this date, we celebrate the founding of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW) in 1970.
December 3 1971
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  NOMA, promotes African American architects and fights discrimination
This date in 1971 celebrates the founding of The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA).
December 21 1972
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The first black-owned McDonald's opens!
The founding of the National Black McDonald's Operators Association (NBMOA) in 1972 is celebrated on this date.
May 8 1974
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black Archives of Mid America founded!
The Black Archives of Mid- America (BAMA), Inc.
May 29 1974
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Aaron McGruder, the pen is a tool of strength!
The birth of Aaron McGruder in 1974 is celebrated on this date.
December 12 1975
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  National Association of Black Journalists founded.
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) was founded on this date in 1975.
April 4 1988
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Amer-I-can, a source of rules for inner peace!
*The founding in 1988 of the organization Amer-I-Can is celebrated on this date.
December 1 1988
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  HIV/AIDS and Black America!
On this date, which is World AIDS Day, the Registry looks at HIV/AIDS and African-Americans.
October 2 1989
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Comic strip Jumpstart premiers.
This date in 1989 marks the premier of the African-American comic strip "Jumpstart.
February 14 1991
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The SuperSoaker® water gun patented . . .
*On this date in 1991, the SuperSoaker® water gun was patented.
October 30 1991
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  BET comes to "Wall Street."
On this date in 1991, BET Holdings, Inc.
July 15 1997
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The first Black owned microbrewer, Brothers Brewing Company!
On this date in 1997, the first Black-owned microbrewing company was founded.
September 9 1998
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Chicago Defender Building becomes a city "landmark"
On this date in 1998, the Chicago Defender Building was dedicated as a Chicago Landmark.
November 3 2000
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Black Entertainment Television sold!
*On this date in 2000, Viacom Inc.
July 21 2002
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  The Liberator Magazine hits the streets!
On this date in 2002, the first issue of The Liberator Magazine was published.
November 25 2002
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  First Black General Manager in the National Football League!
On this date in 2002, The National Football League's Baltimore Ravens formally named Ozzie Newsome as their general manager (GM) and executive vice president.
November 28 2002
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Sickle Cell Anemia, a short description.
On this date's Registry, we discuss Sickle cell anemia.
December 17 2002
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  First Black owner of a major sports franchise!
On this date in 2002, Robert Johnson became owner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Charlotte expansion franchise.
October 9 2004
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Nobel winner says AIDS is biological warfare on Blacks
On this date in 2004, Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai restated her claim that the AIDS virus was a deliberately created biological agent.
June 23 2005
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Nextel apologizes for racist ad!
On this date in 2005, a division of Nextel Communications publicly apologized for its racially explicit advertising for its cell phone.
June 29 2005
Science/Business/ Medicine 		  Memín Pinguín stamps issued in Mexico!
On this date in 2005, the Mexican government issued postage stamps of Memín Pinguín.
 
 

    

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