On this day in 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed in an act of terrorism by white supremacists.

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On this day in 1921, Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to be named a federal court judge, was born. 

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On this day in 1922, a fire in Smyrna in Asia Minor -- present-day İzmir, Turkey -- began blazing through the city. 

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Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie was deposed on this day in 1974. 

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On this day in 1792, the Hope Diamond was stolen.

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On this day in 1960, Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila set a world record for the marathon at the Olympics in Rome. 

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On this day in 1924, a strike organized by Filipino sugar plantation workers turned into a massacre of Filipinos by local police. 

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On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled to the public. 

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On this day in 1936, the last thylacine, aka Tasmanian tiger, died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. 

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On this day, jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden was born in New Orleans. Learn more about Buddy in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/buddy-bolden-and-the-birth-of-jazz.htm. 

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