1914 – JAMES CAMERON BORN
February 23, 1914 - June 11, 2006 (92)
James Cameron activist and founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum born.
1925 – POLITICIAN LOUIS STOKES BORN
February 23, 1925 (87)
Politician Louis Stokes born in Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives.
He was elected to the House in 1968, representing the 21st District on Cleveland's East Side. He shifted to the newly created 11th District, covering much of the same area following a 1992 redistricting. Stokes served 15 terms in total, retiring in 1999.
He is ironically a cousin of Rick James.
1979 – FIRST BLACK GENERAL IN THE MARINE CORPS
Frank E. Peterson Jr. is named the first Black general in the Marine Corps.
Throughout the month of February, Garrett-Evangelical's Center for the Church and the Black Experience will be providing Daily Knowledge Nuggets in honor of Black History Month. Content provided by: blackhistorydaily.com, aetnaafricanamericancalendar.com/2013, and theblackmarket.com/February.
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