In Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was
jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white
man, a violation of the city’s racial segregation laws.

The successful Montgomery Bus Boycott, organized by a young
Baptist minister named Martin Luther King, Jr., followed Park’s
historic act of civil disobedience.

The restored Rosa Parks bus as it looks today in the Henry 
Ford Museum.

Colin Luther Powell (April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021)

(Fox News) – Gen. Colin Powell, former secretary of state, died
Monday at 84 years of age from COVID-related complications,
even though he was fully vaccinated, his family announced.

His death, medical experts say, underscores the need for COVID
-19 vaccine booster shots among older adults and high-risk
populations to shore up protection.

Powell was afflicted with other diseases, including Parkinson’s
and the blood cancer multiple myeloma, which could hamper
recovery from COVID-19 infection, according to reports. His
family didn’t specify when Powell received vaccine, or whether
he had taken a booster shot.

African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance
to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-
born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the award.

1964

TIM MAGUIRE

Actor/Producer Michael Douglas is 77 years old
today.

TIM MAGUIRE

Goodman’s bands started the careers
of many jazz musicians. During an era
of racial segregation, he led one of the
first integrated jazz groups. Benny
Goodman (known as “The King of
Swing”), performed nearly to the end
of his life while exploring an interest
in classical music.