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December 21, 2021
Samuel L. Jackson
One of America’s accomplished actors, Samuel L. Jackson, was born on this day in 1941 in Washington, DC.
Also on this day
Black Codes
South Carolina on this day in 1865 issues the first of the restrictive laws against Black people that came to be known as the Black Codes.
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, musician, record executive, producer, songwriter, film producer and director, established the Motown Record label on this day in 1959. Its first hit was “Bad Girl” by the Miracles, featuring Smokey Robinson.
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