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Barack Obama is elected as the first African American President of the United States (November 4th, 2008)

First Black President of the United States

Barack Obama is elected as the 44th president of the United States.

NBA Start Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born

April 16, 1947

Basketball great Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. who changed his name in 1971 to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born in New York City. He holds several NBA records including most career points (38,387), most minutes played (57,446) and most playoff games played (237).

He has been named MVP six times and also led teams to 6 championships as a professional and 3 as a collegian.

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