United States – Nevada
Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)
Tupac Shakur, the son of two Black Panther members, William Garland and Afeni Shakur, was born in East Harlem, New...
Charles “Sonny” Liston (1932-1970)
Charles “Sonny” Liston was born on May 8, 1932, in Sand Slough, Arkansas. He was the 24th of 25 children...
Jack Johnson (1878-1946)
Jack Johnson, the first African American and first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, was born...
Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1964)
Dorothy Dandridge, born on November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, was a superb actress, singer and dancer who became a...
Joe Louis [Barrow] (1914-1981)
Joe Louis Barrow, known popularly as Joe Louis, was the second African American heavyweight boxing champion in the 20th Century. ...
W.H.C. Stephenson (1825-circa 1873)
Dr. W.H.C. Stephenson, the first black doctor in Nevada, practiced medicine in Virginia City, Nevada, during the heyday of the...
(1848) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
February 2, 1848 In the name of Almighty God The United States of America and the United Mexican States animated...
James M. Jay (1927-2008)
Microbiologist James Monroe Jay was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia on September 12, 1927. Following service in the U.S. Army during...
Sarann Knight-Preddy (1920-2014)
Sarann Knight was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma on July 22, 1920, to parents of mixed African American and Native American...
