5 June-Today's All facts
1973 - Doris A. Davis becomes the first African-American woman mayor of a metropolitan city in the United States.

Doris A. Davis, of Compton California,  becomes the first African-American woman mayor of a metropolitan city in the United States.

1956 - Montgomery buses segregated on this date.

Federal Court Rules that racial segregation on Montgomery City buses violated Constitution.

1973 - Cardiss R. Collins elected to Congress

On this day in 1973, Cardiss R. Collins of Chicago was elected to Congress. She succeeded her late husband.

1969 - Race riot in Connecticut

On this date in 1969, there a Race riot occurred in Hartford, Connecticut.

1955 - Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded his doctorate

On this day in 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded his doctorate from Boston University.

1950 - The Supreme Court weakened segregation

ON this date in 1950, U.S. Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation in three landmark cases, Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and Henderson v. United States.

1945 - Track star John Carlos born

On this day 1945, Olympic track and field star John Carlos born in New York City. John Carlos would become famous at the 1968 Olympic Summer Games for raising a black gloved fist during the playing of the American anthem.

1940 - The American Negro Theater organized

On this day in 1940, the American Negro Theater was organized by Frederick O’Neal and Abram Hill.

1894 - G.W. Murray patents fertilizer distributor

On this day in 1894, G.W. Murray patents Fertilizer Distributor Patent No. 520,889

1894 - G.W. Murray patents cotton chopper

On this day in 1894, G.W. Murray patents Cotton Chopper, Patent No. 520,888.

1894 - G.W. Murray patents Planter

On thus day in 1894, G.W. Murray patents Planter, Patent No. 520,887

1872 - Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia

On this day in 1872, the Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia with substantial Black representation from Southern States. For the first time in American History, three Blacks addressed a major national political convention: Robert B. Elliot, Chairman of the South Carolina delegation; Joseph H. Rainy, South Carolina delegate; John R. Lynch, Mississippi delegate.

1783 - Oliver Cromwell receives honorable discharge and the Badge of Merit

On this day in 1783, Oliver Cromwell, soldier in the Revolutionary War, receives an honorable discharge and the Badge of Merit from George Washington