On July 10, the area entered the history books when the mercury climbed to a blistering 134 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius) at Furnace Creek, California, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever recorded.
Carl Stokes, the first black mayor of a major American city: Black History Month. View full sizePlain Dealer file photoCarl Stokes, shown in 1968 in downtown Cleveland, focused many of his efforts as mayor on improving city services and helping Cleveland's poorest residents.
David Dinkins, in full David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.), American politician, who served as the first African American mayor of New York City (1990â94). 1  After graduating from high school in 1945, Dinkins attempted to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps but was told that the âNegro quotaâ had already been met.