Today In Black History

1864 - Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833. She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.

1987 - Fats Domino received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th annual Grammy Awards.

1998 - singer/rapper Lauryn Hill, who first rose to fame as part of the Hip Hop group The Fugees, became the first female musician to win five Grammy’s in one year for her debut solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

Source:  - The BLAST by DIGIWAXX

Today In Black History

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