December 27th, 1892
Livingstone and Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith) play the first African American/Black intercollegiate football game.

December 14th, 1915
Jack Johnson becomes Heavyweight Boxing Champion.

November 8th, 1878
The world's fastest bicycle racer for 12 years, Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor was born in Indianapolis.

October 22nd, 1950
Charles Cooper and Nat Clifton join the NBA and are among the first African Americans/Blacks to play in the NBA.

October 21st, 1950
First NBA black Assistant Coach and first black Chief Scout, Earl Lloyd, becomes the first African American/Black person to play in an NBA game.

February 1, 2011
Fritz Pollard became the first African American/Black to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Indians.

September 12th, 1947
First African American/Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named National Rookie of the Year.

September 8th, 1957
Aletha Gibson became the first African American/Black athlete to win a U.S. National Tennis Championship.

August 9th, 1936
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals in the Berlin Olympics.

August 4th, 1936
Olympic Gold Medal in the 800 Meter Race went to "Long" John Woodruff.

July 8th, 1979
Bill Richmond, son of a slave, became the first African American to distinguish himself as a prizefighter.

July 7th, 1972
Lisa Leslie, basketball star is born.

June 25th, 1935
Joe Lewis defeated Primo Carrera at Yankee Stadium.

June 22nd, 1949
Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott for the World Heavy Weight Championship.

April 25th, 1950
Charles "Chuck" Cooper, first African American ever drafted by an NBA team; picked by the Boston Celtics.

March 23rd, 1954
NBA Star, Karl "The Mailman" Malone born.

February 5th, 1934
Baseball superstar was born - Henry "Home Run King" Aaron.

February 3rd, 1903
Jack Johnson became the first Negro Heavy Weight Champion.

January 31st, 1919
Jackie Robinson, first African American baseball player in the major leagues was born.