February 23, 1995 Melvin Franklin, original member of The Temptations, died. Born David Melvin English on October 12, 1942 in Montgomery, Alabama, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was nine. Franklin took his mother’s maiden name as his stage name and sang with a number of local groups. In 1960, he joined The […]
Archive | February 23, 2011
February 23rd in African American History – Oscar Palmer Austin
February 23, 1969 Oscar Palmer Austin, Medal of Honor recipient, was killed in action. Austin was born January 15, 1949 in Nacogdoches, Texas and joined the United States Marine Corps in April, 1968. He was promoted to private first class in October, 1968 and deployed to the Republic of Vietnam where he served as ammunitions […]