1843: Sojourner Truth begins travel as abolitionist speaker; 1862: Slavery abolished in all U.S. Possessions.

1875: Bishop James Augustine Healey was installed as the first black Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States.

1904: Dr Charles Drew, known for his research with blood Plasma, was born.

1966: James Meredith, a military veteran, was shot while trying to enroll in the University of Mississippi.

1911: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was founded at Indiana University.

1987: Dr Mae Jemison was selected to begin training as a space shuttle astronaut.

1991: In Atlanta, Georgia, a federal judge directed a black and a white student to share valedictorian duties.

1953: The United States Supreme Court banned segregation in Washington D.C. restaurants.

1989: 12.2 percent of the 245 million United States population was black.

1972: Barbara Jordan served as Gov. pro-term for 1 day and become the 1st black woman to be Gov. of any U.S. State.

1963: Segregationist George Wallace of Georgia conceded defeat and admitted blacks to the University of Georgia.

1963: Mississippi NAACP Secretary and Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated by a sniper in Jackson, MI.

1967: Thurgood Marshall became the first black nominated, and later confirmed, for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Father`s Day

1966: The USS George Washington Carver, a nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, was commissioned.

1822: Denamrk Vessy led slave rebellion in South Carolina.

1775: Black soldiers in the Union Army distinguished themselves in the battle of Bunker Hill in Charleston, MA.

1865: Union Army Gen. Granger announced a proclamation that freed Texas slaves 3 months.

1967: Muhammad Ali (Born Cassius Marcellus Clay) was stripped of his title for refusal to be drafted in the military service.

1821: The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was formed in New York City.

1937: Boxer Joe Louis Barrow became Heavy Weight Champion of the World.

1899: Pvt. Fitz Lee, 10th Calvary, was awarded the Congressional Medals of Honor for bravery.

1936: Mary McLeod Bethune was named Director of Negro Affairs.

1773: Massachusetts slaves petitioned the state legislature for freedom.

1938: James Weldon Johnson, poet, died of injuries from an auto accident.

1827: Birth date of poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar.

1991: Thurgood Marshall announced his retirement from the nation`s highest court after 24 years of service.

1926: Carter Woodson wins Spring arm Medal for his research of black history.

1974: Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot to death while playing the organ at her Atlanta church.