On This Day in History

(AURN News) — On this day 65 years ago — Nov. 14, 1960 — 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black child…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1957, 34-year-old Charlie Sifford made history as the first African American to win a major…

On this day, Nov. 7, 1972, Barbara Jordan and Andrew Young made history as the first Black Southerners elected to Congress since…

(AURN News) — On Election Day 2025, voters across the country are casting ballots in competitive races that could reshape local and…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1983, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his historic run for president of…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1950, Earl Lloyd made history as the first African American to play in an NBA…

On this day 60 years ago, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” was published — a landmark book that continues to shape conversations…

On this day, October 28, 1798, Levi Coffin — later known as the “President of the Underground Railroad” — was born in…

(AURN News) — On Oct. 13, 1928, Lerone Bennett Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He would go on to become one…

(AURN News) — Thirty years ago today, on Oct. 16, 1995, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., became the site of one…

(AURN News) — On Oct. 10, 1927, Hazel Johnson-Brown — the first Black woman to become a U.S. Army general — was…

(AURN News) — On Oct. 7, 1934, playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey. Born Everett LeRoi…