Earl Ingram Jr.

Black History Facts:

• Melvin Franklin dies
  Bass Singer Melvin Franklin of The Temptations died of complications following a brain seizure in Los Angeles. He was 53.
• Frank E. Peterson Jr.
  Frank E. Peterson Jr. named the first Black general in the Marine Corps.
• Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President
  Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.
• Baseball catcher Elston Gene Howard born
  Baseball catcher Elston Gene Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1965, Howard signed a $70,000 contract with the NY Yankees and became the highest paid player in the history of baseball at the time.
• Politician Louis Stokes born
  Louis Stokes, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and member of the US House of Representatives, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Stokes was the first African American elected to the House from Ohio.