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.
Reeves fit a lot of living into 74 years, his daughter, Tracey Reeves Lumpkin said Thursday of her father, who died Wednesday at his home in Auburn, Ala. Reeves hasnât lived in Syracuse for decades, but will forever be a part of this cityâs history as the first black person elected to public office. Raised in Syracuse, Reeves was a 24-year-old student at Syracuse University when he was elected as 15th Ward supervisor on Nov. 7, 1961.