*1948: Martin Luther King Jr. was ordained. *1964: Nat King Cole died. *1964: Cassius Clay became world heavyweight boxing champ. *1975: The Hon. Elijah Muhammad died. *1978: The first Black four-star general, Daniel James, died. *1991: The first Black woman, Adrienne Mitchell, died in Persian Gulf War. Copyright 2011 Chicago Defender
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