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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.

Singer Roy Hamilton born

April 16, 1929 - July 20, 1969 (40)

Singer Roy Hamilton born in Leesburg, Georgia. He is most well known for some of the biggest hits of the 1950s including "Unchained Melody" and "You'll Never Walk Alone."

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