October 13, 2021
Garrett Morgan
On this day in 1914, Garrett Morgan gets a patent for the gas mask. He called it the Morgan Safety hood and smoke protector.
Also on this day
Gospel singer Shirley Caesar born on this day in 1938 in Durham, North Carolina. Caesar has received a phenomenal eleven Grammy Awards for her recordings.
Jesse Leroy Brown was born on this day in 1926. He was the first Black naval Aviator.
On this day in 1962, Jerry Rice was born in Starkville, Mississippi. He went on to become the greatest wide receiver in National Football League history; he was enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame in 2010.
Beverly Johnson born in Buffalo, New York, on this day in 1952. She is one of the first black models in history and rose to fame as the first African American cover model of the American Vogue in August 1974.