On Feb. 19, 1893, a tornado destroyed the steeple at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ at the corner of Green and Bond streets. According to research by retired Maryland Supreme Court Judge Joe Getty ...
On Feb. 18 in 2006, Shani Davis carved his place in the history books on the ice when he became the first Black athlete to win an individual gold medal a the Winter Olympic games. Woman In The ...
ON THIS DAY IN 1887, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “BOSTON, MASS., FEB. 26 ― Dr. Krueger, of the European Union of Astronomers, announces the discovery of an asteroid, No. 265, by Dr. Palisa, on ...
The first iteration of Black History Month was organized in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, the son of formerly enslaved people and the second Black person to earn a PhD from Harvard University. It was ...