#OTD Provident Hospital and Training School, the first black owned hospital in the United States, opened in Chicago, IL.

#OTD Rapper and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

#OTD Educator and civil rights activist Nannie Helen Burroughs was born in Orange, VA.

#OTD Jazz composer and legendary band leader Duke Ellington was born in Washington, DC.

#OTD Maggie L. Walker established the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, VA making her the first female bank president in the nation.

#OTD Inventor Sarah Boone received a patent for her improvements to the ironing board. Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph narrates.

#OTD Basketball player Chuck Cooper became the first African American to be drafted by an NBA team. Recording artist Howard Hewett narrates.

#OTD Boxer Joe Frazier knocked out opponent Dave Zyglewicz in the first round to retain his share of the world heavyweight title.

#OTD Singer and songwriter Nina Simone passed away at the age of 70.

#OTD Dancer George Faison won a Tony Award for Best Choreographer for his work on "The Wiz." He was the first African American to win a Tony in that category.