Death of Mordecai Johnson (86), first Black president of Howard University, in Washington.

On this day in 1973, a commemorative stamp was issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African American artist elected to the National Academy of Design.

on this day in 1965, Father Divine, born George Baker, dies in Philadelphia.

On this date in 1962, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black vacated an order of a lower court, ruling that the University of Mississippi had to admit James H. Meredith, a Black Air Force veteran whose application for admission had been on file and in the courts for fourteen months.

On this date in 1961, Jomo Kenyatta returns to Kenya from exile to lead his country.

on this date in 1930, Charles E. Mitchell, certified public accountant and banker from West Virginia, named minister to Liberia.

On this date in 1913, George W. Buckner, a physician from Indiana, named minister to Liberia.

On this date in 1916, Cleveland Call established by Cleveland inventor Garrett Morgan and later merged with the Cleveland Post in 1929 to become the Call & Post Newspaper.

Fifty-one Blacks reported lynched in 1913.

On this date in 1847, John Roy Lynch, served in the 43rd, 44th, and 47th Congresses representing the State of Mississippi as a Republican, born. He also presided as a temporary chairman over the Republican National Convention of 1884 and was the first African American to deliver the keynote address.

On this date in 1977, Quincy Jones wins an Emmy for musical composition for the miniseries Roots. It is one of nine Emmy’s for the series.

On this date in 1974, Haile Selassie I is deposed from the Ethiopian throne.