*1915: National Baptist Convention was chartered.
*1956:
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard was born.
*1980:
Race riot in Miami, Florida.
*1988:
Dr. Patricia Bath patented the device that removes cataracts by using laser
technology.
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