This day in Black History–February 22nd (2024)

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This day in Black History–February 22nd? ›

On this day February 22nd in 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince won the first rap Grammy for their single “Parents Just Don't Understand.” “Parents Just Don't Understand” is the second single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper.

1856 – The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh. 1862 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia.

This Day in History: February 21

Malcolm X, who articulated concepts of racial pride and black nationalism in the United States, was assassinated this day in 1965 and became an ideological hero after the posthumous release of The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

W.E.B. Du Bois

Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois was a historian, civil rights activist, sociologist, author, editor and Pan-Africanist. In 1909 he was also one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born on February 22, 1732. His birthday is celebrated as a federal holiday in the United States along with Abraham Lincoln's birthday on “Washington's Birthday” — the Monday before Washington's birthday and after Lincoln's February 12 birthday.

Black Facts for February 22. ^nd

Robert Smalls died in Beaufort on February 22, 1915 and is buried there with his family. Black postmaster lynched and his wife and three daughters shot and maimed for life in Lake City, S.C. Abe Attell , byname the Little Champ (born February 22, 1884, San Francisco, California, U.

Woodson chose February for Negro History Week because it had the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, and Douglass, a former slave who did not know his exact birthday, celebrated his on Feb. 14.

Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.

27, 1872: Charlotte E. Ray Becomes First Black Female Lawyer. Born in N.Y.C. in 1850, Ray became the first Black lawyer in the U.S. and the first practicing female lawyer in Washington, D.C., according to The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights.

What happened on February 23, 1991? ›

1991 – In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. 1998 – In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.

This Day in History: February 23

This day in 1836, during the Texas war for independence, Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna began a siege of the Alamo, which was captured after 13 days and which became for Texans a symbol of heroic resistance.

Did you know that on this day in 1997, the Roslin Institute in Scotland successfully cloned an adult sheep? The sheep Dolly was cloned from the cell of a 6-year-old ewe.

Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)

On the third Monday in February, we honor our first President, George Washington, whose birthday is February 22. We also traditionally honor President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12.

Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Drew Barrymore, Julius Erving, James Blunt, Tom Higgenson, Lea Salonga, Kyle MacLachlan and Bill Frist.