October 2, 1935 Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., United States Air Force officer and the first African American selected for astronaut training, was born in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 20, Lawrence earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Bradley University. After flight training, he was designated a U. S. Air Force pilot […]
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October 2nd in African American History – Hazel Dorothy Scott
October 2, 1981 Hazel Dorothy Scott, jazz and classical pianist and singer, died. Scott was born June 11, 1920 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, but raised in New York City. She performed extensively on the piano as a child and received further training at the Julliard School. In 1940, Scott starred at the […]