Kimberly Aiken became, at age 18, one of the few Black Women to win the coveted Ms. America Beauty Pageant on this day in 1994.
On this day in 1800, John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut. His claim to fame was his passionate hate of slavery, and his willingness to die to eradicate it.
Richard Wayne Penniman, known as Little Richard, died on this day in 2020. Musician, singer, pianist, and songwriter, Little Richard was considered the originator of rock and roll, soul music, and funk.
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