Dr. Sampson Davis, one of the Three Doctors, is born in Newark, New Jersey.

Negotiators from the United States, North Vietnam and South Vietnam sign the1991"> Vietnam Peace Treaty in Paris. The Rev. Willie Barrow serves on the World Committee that helps to negotiate the accord.

Music Composer1991"> & Songwriter 1940">Camara Kambon is born.

Dr. George Jenkins, one of the Three Doctors, is born in Newark, New Jersey.

Dr. Rameck Hunt, one of the Three Doctors, is born in Orange, New Jersey.

Thomas Bradley, a seasoned councilman, is elected mayor of Los Angeles, California. Bradley commends the city’s voters for their racially unprejudiced decision.

Harlem Renaissance poet and author Arna Bontemps died on this date in Nashville, Tennessee. Bontemps is best known for his novel1991"> Black Thunder: Gabriel's Revolt: Virginia, 1800. He also collaborated with fellow author and poet Langston Hughes with works like The Book of Negro Folklore.

Chef and educator1991"> Daryl Shular is born on this date in Winter Haven, Florida.

After a mayoral race charged with racial tensions, Maynard H. Jackson, an attorney and the city’s vice-mayor, beats the incumbent Sam Massell becoming1991"> Atlanta, Georgia’s first African American mayor.

The latest in a wave of African Americans to win mayoral races in major American cities, Coleman Young becomes mayor of1991"> Detroit, Michigan. Young is elected with overwhelming support from black precincts and a substantial though lesser mandate from the city’s white population.

Clarence Lighter was elected Raleigh, North Carolina's first Black mayor on this date.

Supermodel and actress Tyra Banks was born on this date in Inglewood, California. Banks was the first African American model to ever appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition.