#OTD Retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General Charles Bolden, a former astronaut who served as the first African American administrator of NASA, was born in Columbia, South Carolina.

#OTD Civil rights activist James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi after being the first African American student admitted to the institution.

#OTD Political activist Marcus Garvey, a proponent of black nationalism, was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica.

#OTD Academy Award nominated actress Angela Bassett was born in New York, NY. Today we celebrate her on her 64th birthday.

#OTD The song "Endless Love," a duet by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, began a nine week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

#OTD Ophelia DeVore, a pioneer in the modeling industry, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. Actor Arif S. Kinchen narrates.

#OTD Activist and composer, J. Rosamond Johnson, known for composing the hymn "Lift Every Voice And Sing," was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Actor Flex Alexander narrates.

#OTD Recording artist Patti Austin was born in Harlem, NY. We celebrate her today on her 72nd birthday.

#OTD Doug Williams, the first black starting quarterback in the NFL to win a Super Bowl, was born in Zachary, Louisiana.

#OTD Inventor Richard Spikes received a patent for a horizontally swinging barber's chair.