Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, born on this date

On this date in 1990, Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XXV Olympiad Summer Games.

On this date in 1980, Cosmonaut Arnold Tamayo, a Cuban, becomes the first black sent on a mission in space. Arnold Tamayo, along with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko, was launched into space aboard Soyuz 38.

After docking, Tamayo and Romanenko conducted experiments, in an attempt to find what caused space adaptation syndrome, and perhaps even find a cure.

On this date in 1970, Rocker Jimi Hendrix dies at 27.

On this dated in 1948, Ralph J. Bunche confirmed by United Nations Security Council as acting UN mediator in Palestine.

On this date in 1945, One thousand white students walked out of three, Gary, Ind. schools to protest integration. There were similar disturbances in Chicago and other Northern and Western metropolitan areas.

On this date in 1919, Fritz Pollard becomes the first black to play Professional football for a major team, the Akron Indians. Pollard was also the first Black to play in the Rose Bowl.

On this date in 1895, Booker T. Washington delivers the Atlanta Exposition Address at a business convention. Due to his view points, many dubbed his address the “Atlanta Compromise.”

On this date in 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law.