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

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

George Washington Carver born (1864 - 1943)

Scientist and inventor George Washington Carver...

A.B. Blackburn patents railway signal (1888)

1888, A. B. Blackburn, Received a patent for a...

Dean Dixon, rennowned orchestral conductor (1915 - 1976)

Dixon is recognized as the first African-American...

Max Roach, jazz drummer born (1925 - 2007)

Max Roach generally considered to be one of the...

Willie Lee McCovey, baseball legend born (1938)

Willie Lee McCovey, nicknamed "Big Mac" and...