#OTD The Oblate Sisters of Providence, a Roman Catholic sisterhood established by women of African descent, was founded in Baltimore, MD. Recording artist Faith Evans narrates.

#OTD Negro League first baseman Ben Taylor was born in Anderson, SC.

#OTD The Bordentown School, the most prominent boarding school for African Americans, often referred to as the "Tuskegee of the North," graduated its final class. Recording artist Money B narrates.

#OTD High jumper Charles Dumas cleared a height of seven feet, setting a world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Recording artist Johnny Gill narrates.

#OTD Samuel J. Battle became the first black officer in the New York Police Department. Actress Logan Browning narrates.

Today we remember the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on the twelfth anniversary of his death. Actor Michael Beach narrates.

#OTD Resurrection City, a housing encampment for protestors erected on the National Mall in Washington, DC, was brought to a close.

#OTD United Negro College Fund founder Frederick Douglass Patterson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. Recording artist Kenya narrates.

#OTD Author Octavia Butler, the first science-fiction writer to receive a McArthur Fellowship, was born in Pasadena, CA. Actor Thomas Q. Jones narrates.

#OTD Congressman Joseph H. Rainey, the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, was born in Georgetown, SC. Basketball analyst Corey Williams narrates.