In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a pioneering Black surgeon, performed the first successful suture of a human heart and pericardium at Provident Hospital in Chicago.

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union ...

On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 10. Check what happened ...