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Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Tyson was 20 years and four months old when he defeated Berbick in Las Vegas.
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Andrew Brimmer becomes the first Black governor of the Federal Reserve Board. He was appointed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. For more information on Black […]
October 11, 1991 Law professor Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the confirmation hearing for Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination. For […]
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing. It was designed as a follow-up to […]