This Day In Quiztory

#OTD Miss Missouri Debbye Turner was crowned Miss America, the third African American to hold the title.

#OTD Boxer Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks to become the first person to win the World Heavyweight Championship on three separate occasions.

#OTD Opera singer Leontyne Price received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon B. Johnson. Actress Shondrella Avery narrates.

We remember the life and legacy of recording artist and actor Tupac Shakur on the 25th anniversary of his death.

#OTD The television sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" premiered on NBC.

#OTD Poet and activist Sonia Sanchez, a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement, was born in Birmingham, Alabama.

#OTD Actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, passed away at the age of 42.

#OTD Painter Jacob Lawrence was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

#OTD Olympic athlete Rafer Johnson won a gold medal in the decathlon.

#OTD Johnathan Rodgers was named president of the CBS Television Stations division becoming, at the time, the highest ranking African American in network television.

#OTD Artist, author and songwriter Romare Bearden was born in Charlotte, NC. Pro Bowl running back Eddie George narrates.

#OTD George Poage became the first African American athlete to win a medal at the Olympic games, winning two bronze medals in track and field.

#OTD Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. became the first father and son pair to play in a game for the same Major League Baseball team.

#OTD Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was the victim of an armed robbery at her Detroit, Michigan home.

#OTD Scholar W.E.B Du Bois, a founding member of the NAACP, passed away at the age of 95.

#OTD Artist Hale Woodruff was born in Cairo, Illinois. Today we celebrate his life and legacy.

#OTD A plane crash claimed the life of R&B star Aaliyah. Actress Reagan Gomez celebrates her life and legacy.

#OTD The San Francisco 49ers signed wide receiverJerry Rice to a one day contract, one year after his departure from the game, so that he could officially retire as a Niner.

#OTD The Houston Riot of 1917, also known as the Camp Logan Mutiny, occurred involving over one hundred soldiers from the 24th Infantry, a unit of the Buffalo Soldiers.

#OTD The National Negro Bowling Association was formed in Detroit, Michigan.