This Day In Quiztory
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 21:59:13
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Synopsis
The weekday podcast featuring short narratives about significant events in African American history read by celebrities and influential community leaders.
Episodes
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10.26_Happy Birthday, Bootsy Collins!
26/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Recording artist and musician Bootsy Collins was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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10.25_Army General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
25/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African American army general in the United States.
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10.21_Nicci Gilbert_Musician Dizzy Gillespie
21/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Jazz musician and composer Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. Recording artist Nicci Gilbert celebrates his life and legacy.
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10.20_The Tuskegee Airmen
20/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD The U.S. Air Force Officer's Training School added the historical account of the Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots to their curriculum.
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10.19_African American Women In The Navy
19/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD The United States Navy began admitting African American women to serve.
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10.18_Fallout From the Black Power Salute
18/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Olympic medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith were suspended for raising their fists in protest atop the medal stand at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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10.17_Capital Savings Bank
17/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Capital Savings Bank, the first bank organized and operated by African Americans, was founded.
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10.14_Jackson Five's First TV Appearance
14/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD The Jackson 5 made their first nationally broadcast television appearance on the Hollywood Palace Special.
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10.13_Tamara Tunie_Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton
13/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, a pioneer for African American players in the NBA, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Actress Tamara Tunie narrates.
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10.11_Inventor Granville T. Woods
11/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Inventor Granville T. Woods, also referred to as the "Black Edison," received a patent for his telephone system apparatus that he called telegraphony.
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10.10_Inventor Isaac R. Johnson
10/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Inventor Isaac R. Johnson received a patent for his improvement on the bicycle frame.
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10.07_Poet Amiri Baraka
07/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Poet and author Amiri Baraka, a staunch advocate of black liberation and Pan-Africanism, was born in Newark, New Jersey.
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10.06_Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer
06/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, co-founder of the Freedom Democratic Party, was born in Montgomery County, MS.
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10.05_Politician Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
05/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Politician Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, the first African American female to represent the west coast in Congress, was born in Los Angeles, CA. Today we celebrate her on her 90th birthday!
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10.04_The New Orleans Tribune
04/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD The New Orleans Tribune became the first black daily newspaper in the United States.
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10.03_Bethune-Cookman University
03/10/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Educator Mary McLeod Bethune opened the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, now known as Bethune-Cookman University.
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09.30_James Meredith Made History At Ole Miss
30/09/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD Activist James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
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09.29_Basketball Player Chuck Cooper
29/09/2022 Duration: 51s#OTD Chuck Cooper, the first African American to be drafted by an NBA team, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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09.28_Reagan Gomez_Remembering Jazz Legend Miles Davis
28/09/2022 Duration: 01min#OTD The music world lost an icon. Jazz musician Miles Davis passed away at the age of 65. Actress Reagan Gomez narrates.
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09.27_Happy Heavenly Birthday, Don Cornelius!
27/09/2022 Duration: 57s#OTD Soul Train founder and longtime host, Don Cornelius, was born in Chicago, Illinois.