James Earl Carter was elected as the 39th President of the United States on this day in 1976 with 83% of the African American vote. His administration was to include many Black people in important positions.
The African Free School opened its doors to both enslaved and free Blacks in New York City on this day in 1787.
Nelly, rapper, singer, and actor formerly known as Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr, was born on this day in 1974 in Austin, Texas.
On this day in 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen, was crowned as Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
On this day in 1983, President Ronald Wilson Reagan signed the bill that established the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King, Jr, holiday.
Charles C. Diggs, Jr, was elected on this day in 1954 as the first Black Congressman from Michigan.
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