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October 01, 1951 | Twenty-fourth Infantry Regiment, last of all-Black units military units authorized by Congress in 1866, deactivated in Korea. | Delete |
October 01, 1952 | Joe Black became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2. Black was also the 1952 Rookie of the Year | Delete |
December 01, 1955 | Start of Montgomery Bus Boycott | Delete |
July 01, 1960 | Somali proclaimed independent. | Delete |
March 01, 1960 | Pope John elevated Bishop Laurian Rugambwa of Tanganyika to the College of Cardinals, becoming the first Black cardinal of the modern era | Delete |
December 01, 1961 | Ernie Davis becomes first African American to win Heisman Trophy | Delete |
July 01, 1976 | Kenneth Gibson, mayor of Newark, became the first Black president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. | Delete |
September 01, 1977 | Death of Ethel Waters | Delete |
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