Today in “Hidden” History is a daily listing of important but little-known events illustrating the range of innovators, contributors, or incidents excluded from formal history lessons or common knowledge. Hidden history is intended not as an exhaustive review, but merely as an illustration of how popular narratives "hide" many matters of fundamental importance. Bookmark this page and check daily to quickly expand your knowledge. Suggest entries for Today in “Hidden” History by clicking the Contact Us link. Entries for June 05:
| Date | Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 
Teacher, farmer, land developer, federal customs inspector, United States Congressman, and inventor George W. Murray, who spent the first 13 years of his life enslaved, secures US patents 520,887 and 520,888 for his inventions of a new planter and a new cotton chopper, respectively. In total, Murray secured 8 patents. Learn more. | |
| 1950 |  The United States Supreme Court delivers unanimous decisions in three landmark cases that help to undermine the legal foundations of segregation. Sweatt v. Painter involved a black man, Heman Marion Sweatt, who was refused admission to the School of Law of the University of Texas, whose president was Theophilus Painter, on the grounds that the Texas State Constitution prohibited integrated education. In McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, George W. McLaurin, who already had a master's degree in education, was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma to pursue a Doctorate in Education degree because Oklahoma law prohibited schools from instructing blacks and whites together. Henderson v. United States abolished segregation in railroad dining cars. Learn more about: Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, and Henderson v. United States. | |
| 1973 |  Doris A. Davis is sworn in as mayor of Compton, California, the first African American woman elected to govern a major American City. Learn more. |
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