Today in History – December 16, 1915 – Albert Einstein publishes the General Theory of Relativity. General Theory of relativity is a theory of gravity. Ninety-one years ago on this day he published his mathematical formula for the theory of relativity. The theory introduced the famous concept of gravitation and inertia equivalence, which in turns [...]

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Today in History – December 10, 1964 – Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The title of his Nobel lecture was “The Quest for Peace and Justice”. Martin Luther King, Jr. attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. [...]

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Today in History – November 20, 1866 – Howard University founded in Washington, D.C. On November 20, 1866. Members of The First Congregational Society of Washington decided to establish a school that catered to the teaching of African American clergymen (preachers). In the span of a few weeks this idea was on the road to [...]

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Today in History, September 12, 1992, Dr. Mae C. Jemison became the first woman of color to successfully travel into space. Dr. Jemison’s accomplishment came over three decades after the first American traveled to space and a decade after the first African American male did so. Through her historic accomplishment, Dr. Jemison made the dream [...]

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Today in history – July 7, 1872 -  Elijah McCoy created an invention that has made him arguably the most notable African American inventor ever. His birth date is still unknown although the date is speculated by many sources ranging from March 27, 1843 to May 2, 1844. His story would not have been possible [...]

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