2015 Annual Conference-Callicoon, NY

• In 1922- Samuel Gravely, first African American admiral in the U.S. Navy, and first African American to command a U.S. warship, born
• In 1991- Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general manager of the club, the third African American to become as assistant GM
• In 2016- Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest", passes away at age 74

Nelson Mandela