This Day in Quiztory

Today we celebrate platinum recording artist Tevin Campbell on his 43rd birthday!

Today we shine a spotlight on scientist George Robert Carruthers, inventor of an ultraviolet spectrograph used by NASA during the Apollo 16 mission.

Today we send a special birthday wish to actress and activist Alfre Woodard

Today we celebrate politician Deval Patrick, the 71st governor of Massachusetts and the only African American to serve in the position.

Today we celebrate activist Derrick Bell, the first tenured African American professor of law at Harvard Law School and one of the originators of critical race theory.

Today we celebrate Walter Washington, the District of Columbia's first home-rule mayor

Today we celebrate Senator Tim Scott, the first African American to be elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Today we celebrate news pioneer Nancy Maynard, journalist, publisher and the first African American woman to own a major daily newspaper in the country

On this day in Quiztory, "Baby Love" by The Supremes began a four week run as the number one single on the BillBoard Hot 100. It was the second of five consecutive singles by the group to reach the top of the chart.

Today we share some background on the boxing match dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle" between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali