#OTD Basketball star Lisa Leslie delivered the first dunk in a WNBA game. Actor Arif S. Kinchen narrates.

#OTD Crime novelist Chester Himes was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. Educator Angela James narrates.

#OTD A silent march organized by the NAACP was held down 5th Avenue in NYC to protest the East St. Louis Massacre. Actor Lamman Rucker narrates.

#OTD Senator Barack Obama, who would become president four years later, delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. Actor Brandon Larkins narrates.

#OTD Singer Darlene Love, proclaimed by Rolling Stone as "one of the greatest singers of all time, was born in Los Angeles, CA. Actor Stephen Bishop narrates.

#OTD Tiger Woods won the 135th Open, his third victory at the tournament, less than three months after the death of his father.

#OTD Happy 75th birthday, Danny Glover! Recording artist Delious Kennedy from the group All-4-One celebrates the esteemed actor and humanitarian.

#OTD Mathematician Charles Reason, child prodigy and the first African American professor at a predominately white college, was born in New York City. Recording artist Wyclef Jean narrates.

#OTD The first national Black Power Conference was held in Newark, New Jersey.

#OTD Magician Richard Potter, one of the nation's most famous entertainers of his time, was born in Hopkinton, MA. Actor Michael Beach narrates.