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1945: The Liberty Ship sank after hitting a mine in the Atlantic Ocean.
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1932: Birth date Lt. Gen. Frank E. Peterson, first black officer to reach flag rank in the regular Marine Corps.
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1869: The 38th and 41st Infantry Regiments joined and became the 24th Infantry Regiment.
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Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe`s first black government.
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1770: The Boston Massacre lasted 20 minutes.
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1857: The Dred Scott vs. Sanford case was decided by the United States Supreme Court.
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1965: Alabama State police attacked blacks marching from Selma to Montgomery.
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1838: David Ruggles founded Mirror of Liberty first black owned magazine.
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1821-1913: Died Harriet Tubman, Engineer of the Underground Railroad
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1820: Birth date of Harriet Tubman, Conductor of the Underground Railroad.
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1861: Confederate states of America adopted a constitution; slave trade was outlawed.
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Malcolm X announced his split from Elijah Muhammad`s Nation of Islam.
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1794: Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, based on the ideas and plans of a slave; 1977: Died Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter
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1933: Jazz composer, arranger, and musician Quincy Jones was born in Chicago.
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1920: The American Legion was formed in Paris at the end of WWII.
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1806-1894: Birth date of Norbert Rillieux, inventor of sugar refining
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St. Patrick`s Day

1863: Slavery was abolished in Texas.
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The Front de Liberation National and French Authorities agree to a cease fire in Algeria.
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1619: William Tucker was the first black born in the colonies.
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1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin was published based on the life of a Maryland slave.
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1960: First lunch counters were integrated in San Antonio, Texas.
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1972: Congress proposed the Equal Rights Amendment.
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1938: Mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson born in Dallas, Texas.
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1988: More than 350 blacks denied jobs by Honda of America, received a settlement.
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1931: The Scottsboro Boys (9 black boys) were falsely charged with rape.
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1944: Birth date of actress/singer Diana Ross.
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1900: Effa Manley, An African-American business entrepreneur, was born. Manley was the only female owner in the history of Negro Leagues.
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1799: New York State abolished slavery; 1804: Ohio passed law restricting the movement of blacks
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1936: Italians flatten the Ethiopian city of Harah.
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1870: The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
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1856: Henry Ossian Flipper, the first black graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point
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