On January 24, 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first African American to receive the honor. His induction marked a significant milestone in the integration of professional sports and recognized his groundbreaking achievements on and off the field.

On January 24, 1993, Thurgood Marshall, the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, passed away at the age of 84. A towering figure in American legal history, Marshall was best known for arguing and winning the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the desegregation of public schools.

On January 24, 1989, the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts ratified the election of Reverend Barbara Harris as bishop suffragan. This confirmation paved the way for her consecration on February 11, 1989, making her the first woman to be ordained as a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

On January 24, 1977, Howard T. Ward was appointed as Georgia’s first Black Superior Court Judge. His appointment marked a historic step forward for representation and diversity within the state’s judicial system.

Aaron Neville, celebrated American R&B and soul singer, was born on January 24, 1949, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Known for his distinctive voice and hit songs like Tell It Like It Is, Neville is also a founding member of the Neville Brothers, a group that played a key role in shaping the sound of New Orleans music.

On January 24, 1885, Martin Delany, a pioneering African American abolitionist, physician, and military officer, died in Xenia, Ohio. Delany was one of the first African Americans admitted to Harvard Medical School and the first Black field officer in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He was also a leading advocate of Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism.

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was born on January 24, 1874, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. A historian, writer, and activist of Afro-Puerto Rican and German descent, Schomburg became a pioneering collector and curator of African diaspora history. Often called the “Sherlock Holmes” of Negro history, his efforts laid the foundation for what is now the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York.