📚History & Birthday Facts 10/19

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• Lil Durk – Rapper, singer, songwriter, and Chicago native. Founder of Only the Family (OTF).

• Jennifer Holliday – Grammy and Tony Award-winning singer and actress, best known for Dreamgirls.

• Evander Holyfield – Retired professional boxer, former undisputed heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion.

• Omar Gooding – Actor, comedian, and rapper, known for Smart Guy, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Baby Boy.

• LaWanda Page (1920–2002) – Actress and comedian, best known as Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son.

• Juanita Moore (1914–2014) – Academy Award-nominated actress, best known for Imitation of Life.

• Dorinda Clark-Cole – Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, evangelist, and member of The Clark Sisters.

• Pras Michel – Rapper, songwriter, producer, and founding member of The Fugees.

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1944📚The US Navy integrated their Naval Women's Reserve known as Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) to serve as administrative officers. Harriet Ida Pikens & Frances Wills are sworn in as the 1st Black women in the Navy
1967🎶Smokey Robinson & the Miracles released "I Second That Emotion."
1979🎶Prince released his 2nd album, Prince, the original version of "I Feel For You," later remade by Chaka Khan
1993🎶Eazy-E released the EP It’s On Dr. Dre 187um Killa
1999🎶MF DOOM released his debut album Operation Doomsday
1999🎶Pharoahe Monch released his debut album Internal Affairs