Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson was named MVP of the American League, 1966
U.S. Patent # 304,552 September 2, 1884 “Follower-Screw for Tobacco Presses.” Official Gazette of the USPTO v.28, p.883
Joseph W. Hatchett sworn in as first Black supreme court justice in the South (Florida) in the twentieth century.
Tennessee National Guard sent to Clinton, Tennessee, to quell mobs demonstrating against school integration.
A total of 1,154, 720 Blacks were inducted or drafted into the armed services. Official records listed 7,768 Black commissioned officers on August 31, 1945.
Japanese surrendered on V-J Day, ending World War II.
Abolitionist, inventor, entrepreneur, James Forten was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1766 on this date.
On this date in 1946, Singer and musician, Billy Preston was born.
