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| February 16, 1923 | On this day Bessie Smith makes her first recording, "Down Hearted Blues," which sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records | Delete |
| May 16, 1929 | Birthdate of John Conyers Jr, founder of the Congressional Black Caucus | Delete |
| August 16, 1963 | On sale this day was a stamp designed to commemorate the one-hundreth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was designed by George Olden which made him the first Black to design a U.S. postage stamp. | Delete |
| February 16, 1972 | Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBA player to reach 30,000 point plateau | Delete |
| April 16, 1973 | Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city (Taft, OK) | Delete |
| June 16, 1975 | Adam Wade hosts the Nationally televised game show Musical Chairs. He is the first African American game show host. | Delete |
| December 16, 1976 | Andrew Young becomes ambassador to United Nations | Delete |
| July 16, 1977 | Janelle Penny Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago is crowned the black Miss Universe | Delete |
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