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.
Just two years after Martin's death Cheryl Adrienne Brown became the first Black contestant in miss America. In 1972 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black candidate for president, and Barbra Jordan was the first African American to be elected into Congress. Martin Luther changed not only America but the world. He brought the attention to how unfairly blacks were treated and with his help new laws where put in place ending the segregation between African Americans and Whites. âGrowing up, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the one photograph that every Black household had.