This Day In Quiztory

#OTD Happy 75th birthday, Danny Glover! Recording artist Delious Kennedy from the group All-4-One celebrates the esteemed actor and humanitarian.

#OTD Mathematician Charles Reason, child prodigy and the first African American professor at a predominately white college, was born in New York City. Recording artist Wyclef Jean narrates.

#OTD The first national Black Power Conference was held in Newark, New Jersey.

#OTD Magician Richard Potter, one of the nation's most famous entertainers of his time, was born in Hopkinton, MA. Actor Michael Beach narrates.

#OTD Political Activist Assata Shakur was born in New York, NY. Recording artist Brave Williams narrates.

#OTD The NAACP awarded a Spingarn Medal to Black Enterprise publisher, Earl Graves, Sr. Recording artist Johnny Gill narrates.

Author and activist Maulana Karenga, creator of the Kwanzaa holiday, celebrates his 80th birthday today. Actor Ernest L. Thomas narrates.

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Gerald Levert! The singer/songwriter would have been 55 today. Actor Aaron D. Spears narrates.

#OTD Emmy Award winning actress Beah Richards was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Recording artist Jamie Jones from the group All-4-One narrates.

#OTD Dancer and choreographer Pearl Primus was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President George H. W. Bush. Recording artist Alfred Nevarez from the group All-4-One narrates.

#OTD Singer and influential band leader Billy Eckstine was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Actor Miguel A. Nuñez, Jr. narrates.

#OTD Blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, the oldest Grammy winner of all time (age 97), was born in Belzoni, Mississippi. Actor Stephen Bishop narrates.

#OTD Inventor Henry Sampson was awarded a patent for his co-invention, the gamma-electric cell, a device that converts the energy generated from the radiation of high energy gamma rays into electricity. Actor Ato Essandoh narrates.

#OTD Oakland A's left fielder Rickey Henderson hit two leadoff home runs in a double header versus the Cleveland Indians. Musician Damien Sneed narrates.

#OTD The Oblate Sisters of Providence, a Roman Catholic sisterhood established by women of African descent, was founded in Baltimore, MD. Recording artist Faith Evans narrates.

#OTD Negro League first baseman Ben Taylor was born in Anderson, SC.

#OTD The Bordentown School, the most prominent boarding school for African Americans, often referred to as the "Tuskegee of the North," graduated its final class. Recording artist Money B narrates.

#OTD High jumper Charles Dumas cleared a height of seven feet, setting a world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Recording artist Johnny Gill narrates.

#OTD Samuel J. Battle became the first black officer in the New York Police Department. Actress Logan Browning narrates.

Today we remember the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on the twelfth anniversary of his death. Actor Michael Beach narrates.