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1976 - Kenneth Gibson becomes Mayor of Newark
Kenneth Gibson, Mayor of Newark, became the first African American president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
1961 - Track star Carl Lewis was born on this date.
Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.
1972 - The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, admitted to by US government
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, where Blacks were used in experiments with syphilis, admitted to by…
1989 - Huey P. Newton killed
Black Panther Party Co-founder Huey P. Newton was gunned down by a member of the…
1945 - R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born on this date
On October 1, 1945, noted R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born in Chicago,…