There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right
In 1995
- Bernard A. Harris, Jr becomes first African American to walk in space
In 1780
- Capt. Paul Cuffe and six other African-American residents of Massachusetts petitioned the state legislature for the right to vote. Claiming "no taxation without representation," the residents had earlier refused to pay taxes. The courts agreed and awarded Cuffe and the six other defendants full civil rights.