Today in Black History x February 2nd

1915 - Biologist Ernest E. Just Receives Spingarn Medal

Biologist Ernest E. Just receives the Spingarn medal for his pioneering in cell division and fertilization.

1914 - William Ellisworth Artist is born

William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington, N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and private collectors.

1897 - Ice Cream Scooper Invented

Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice scream scooper, patent #576,395

1862 - District of Columbia abolishes slavery