In 1940, Soul singer William "Smokey" Robinson
was born in Detroit, Michigan. Robinson's first singing group was the
Miracles, which he formed in 1955 while still in high school. The
group's first success came with the hit, "Shop Around."
In 1942, The Army Air Corps' all African American
100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, activated
at Tuskegee Institute. The squadron served honorably in England and in
other regions of the European continent during World War II.
In 1992, John Singleton, the first African
American director to be nominated for the Academy Award is nominated
for best director and best screenplay for his first film Boyz N the
Hood.
In 1996, Concert singer, Dorothy Maynor dies.
In 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first African
American gold medalist in the history of the Winter Olympic Games. She
and partner Jull Brakken won the inaugural women's two-person bobsled
event.
- Epsilon Delta Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc.
& Black Student Union of the
University of WI - Madison
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