On This Day in History

(AURN NEWS) — On this day, Jan. 23, 1915, William Arthur Lewis was born in St. Lucia. He became one of the…

WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, the United States witnessed an unprecedented assault on its own…

On this day in Black history, Dec. 11, 1926, blues legend Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was born—one of the most electrifying…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1925, Sammy Davis Jr. was born — a multitalented entertainer who became one of the…

(AURN News) — On Dec. 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, becoming…

(AURN News) — Today is World AIDS Day, a moment to honor the lives lost, uplift people living with HIV and recommit…

(AURN News) — Berry Gordy Jr., the visionary founder of Motown Records, was born in Detroit on Nov. 28, 1929. In the…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1841, 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny departed New York City to return home to…

(AURN News) — On this day, Nov. 24, 1956, Terry Lewis, one half of the groundbreaking production duo Jam & Lewis, was…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1934, a 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage at Amateur Night at the Apollo…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1978, tragedy unfolded in the Guyanese jungle at a settlement known as Jonestown. What began…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1989, November 17, Eddie Murphy’s “Harlem Nights” hit theaters. Written, directed by and starring Murphy,…