#OTD Theologian James Cone, known as the founder of black liberation theology, was born in Fordyce, Arkansas.

#OTD The late night talk show, The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show, premiered in syndication.

#OTD Pioneering DJ Spinderella was born in Brooklyn, NY. Today we celebrate her on her 51st birthday.

#OTD The Charles R. Drew Post Graduate Medical School, now known as the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, was established in Los Angeles, CA. Actress Angell Conwell narrates.

#OTD Mary Eliza Mahoney became the first African American licensed nurse in the United States. Recording artist Taj George narrates.

#OTD Philadelphia's Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Richard Allen, now known as Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, was dedicated. Actress Reagan Gomez narrates.

#OTD The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified into the U.S. Constitution granting citizenship and its privileges to all people born or naturalized into the United States.

Today marks the first day of a major racial conflict in the city of Chicago, part of the infamous Red Summer, that lasted for several days.

#OTD Singer Darlene Love, ranked among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, was born in Los Angeles, CA. Actor Stephen Bishop narrates.

#OTD The Buffalo Soldier Monument was dedicated by General Colin L. Powell in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.