North America-Bahamas
Joseph T. Spence (1910-1984)
Master guitarist, paralanguage hummer, and singer Joseph T. Spence was born on August 3, 1910, in Small Hope, Andros Island,...
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (1979-2001)
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was a singer, actress, dancer, and model. Aaliyah was born on January 16, 1979, to Diane and...
Philip Edward “Brave” Davis (1951- )
The Honorable Philip Edward “Brave” Davis, the fifth Prime Minister of The Bahamas and litigation lawyer, was born June 7,...
Lynden Pindling (1930–2000)
Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, (The Right Excellent Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, NH, ON, PC, KCMG, OM, JP) was a Bahamian...
Haïtien Immigration to the U.S. (1972- )
Although Haïtien individuals have been coming to what is now the United States both as enslaved and free people since...
Randy Daniels (1950- )
Randy Allen Daniels is a politician, and journalist, who served as the 61st Secretary of State for New York. Daniels...
Johnny Kemp (1959-2015)
Johnny Kemp was an R&B singer best known for his 1988 song “Just Got Paid.” He was born in Nassau,...
George McCrae (1944- )
George Warren McCrae, Jr., a baritone/falsetto R&B singer, was born on October 19, 1944, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to...
Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928
On September 16, 1928, the Okeechobee Hurricane or Hurricane San Felipe Segundo, one of the most devastating tropical cyclones in...
