SS February Trivia Contest

The Navy’s first master deep sea (salvage and repair) diver.

1st African American candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States

The only president born on the 4th of July

Mathematician, computer programmer and first African American manager at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Historically Black College, founded as an alternative University to meet land grant requirements for Oklahoma State Univ

Which President did not die on the 4th of July

Inventor of the automatic gear shift

Kamala Harris is the 1st person of color to serve as Vice President of the United States

Creator of the early version of the modern home security system

Inventor of the filament for the light bulb

18 X NBA all-star, Best Selling Author, died tragically in 2020

Established the free breakfast program for school children

1st African-American female doctor in the United States (1864)

First black female self made millionaire; made fortune from homemade hair line products.

Black History month is celebrated in February to honor Abraham and Lincoln and Frederick Douglass; both born in February

African American who invented printer's ink

African American Inventor of the elevator

George Washington was the first President of the United States

City built by African American enslaved carpenters

African-American Inventor of the traffic signal

Who Founded what is now known as "Black History Month