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1984 - Marvin Gaye dies
Marvin Gaye dies in his parents Los Angeles home. Marvin attacked his father for verbally…
1961-Nicholas Biddle, the First African American in uniform wounded in Civil War
Nicholas Biddle becomes the first African American in uniform to be wounded in the Civil…
1978- Max Robinson becomes the first African-American broadcast network news anchor in the United States
Max Robinson (1939-1988) overcame racial barriers in the media industry when he became the first African-American television…
John William Coltrane, also known as "Trane"
John Coltrane is virtually synonymous with the word “cool.” At the forefront of hard bop,…
1927 - Coretta Scott is born
Coretta Scott is born in Marion, Ala. She will marry Martin Luther King, Jr. In…