Barack Obama is elected as the first African American President of the United States (November 4th, 2008)

Barack Obama is elected as the 44th president of the United States.

Choreographer, dancer Martha Graham born (1894 - 1991)

Martha Graham born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Louis Farrakhan born (1933)

Louis Eugene Walcott better known as Louis...

Reggae legend Bob Marley passes away (1981)

The King of Reggae Bob Marley passes away in Miami...

Birthday of French athlete Abou Diaby (1986)

Vassiriki Abou Diaby, a French football midfielder...