On This Day in History

(AURN News) — On Sept. 8, 1965, the world lost Dorothy Dandridge, a groundbreaking actress, singer and dancer who helped change the…

(AURN News) — On Sept. 4, 1981, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born in Houston, Texas. Today, the global superstar celebrates her 45th…

(AURN News) — On Aug. 27, 2008, Barack Obama made history at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, becoming the first…

(AURN News) — On this day 25 years ago, the music world lost Aaliyah, one of R&B’s most influential young stars. On…

(AURN News) — On Aug. 13, 1948, Kathleen Battle was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. Today, she turns 78. Battle became one of…

(AURN News) — On this day, Aug. 12, 2002, Frederick D. Gregory was sworn in as NASA’s first Black Deputy Administrator. Born…

(AURN News) — On this day 45 years ago, Aug. 10, 1981, a boycott of Coca-Cola led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson‘s…

(AURN News) — On Aug. 7, 1930, one of the most infamous lynchings in American history took place in Marion, Indiana. A…

(AURN News) — Aug. 4 marks former President Barack Obama’s 65th birthday. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1961, Obama rose from community…

(AURN News) — On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Berlin Olympic Games.…

(AURN News) — Tomorrow, Aug. 1, marks the date the Slavery Abolition Act took effect across most of the British Empire in…

(AURN News) — On July 28, 1917, thousands of Black Americans marched silently through Harlem to protest racial terror, lynching and the…