Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to fly in space, part of the STS-47 Spacelab J mission. 1992.
The senior command of the Turkish army, led by General Kenan Evren, carried out a bloodless coup in their homeland. 1980.
South African activist Steve Biko died from injuries suffered while in police custody; he subsequently became an international martyr for South African Black nationalism. 1977.
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was deposed by the Derg, a committee of revolutionary soldiers. 1974.
U.S. senator and future president John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. 1953.
German commandos effected the escape of Benito Mussolini to Munich during World War II. 1943.
In Montignac, France, four teenage boys found the Lascaux cave, which contains one of the most outstanding displays of prehistoric art ever discovered. 1940.
Jennifer Hudson (born September 12, 1981, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American actress and singer who first garnered attention on the reality televisionshow American Idol and later earned acclaim for her music and acting. She accomplished the rare feat of winning the four major North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
