National Henry L. Johnson Fends Off German Captors During World War I On This Day In 1918 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Robert Smalls, Family Escape To Freedom On This Day In 1862 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Williams Wells Brown Becomes 1st African-American Published Playwright On This Day In 1858 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Inventor And Engineer Elijah McCoy Born On This Day In 1844 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Writer, Activist Eldridge Cleaver Died On This Day In 1998 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Rodney King Riots In Los Angeles Began On This Day In 1992 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Ku Klux Klan Holds 1st National Meeting On This Day In 1867 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National ‘High Priestess Of Soul’ Nina Simone Died On This Day In 2003 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
National Nat King Cole Assaulted Onstage By White Supremacists In 1956 By UrbanPetersburg Staff Full Story »
