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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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September 27, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first African-American writer to win a Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry, “Annie Allen,” a coming-of-age tale […]
Ernest Green, who joined eight Black classmates in challenging racial segregation in public schools, becomes the first member of the “Little Rock Nine” to graduate […]
October 16, 1968 San Jose State track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists during a medal ceremony at the Summer Olympics in […]