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Events for the Year of 1994


April 27, 1994

First South African Democratic Election Held
The first1991"> South African Democratic Election for Blacks and Whites was held on this date.

April 27, 1994

Nelson Mandela Elected South Africa's President
Nelson Mandela was elected president of1991"> South Africa in the country's first Democratic Election for all of its citizens.

May 01, 1994

Diann Burns Named Co-Anchor of Chicago ABC Evening News
Newscaster1991"> Diann Burns is named co-anchor of the Chicago ABC affiliate’s ten o'clock evening news. She is the first African American in Chicago to occupy such a position.

June 12, 1994

O.J. Simpson Charged with Murder
All-Pro NFL halfback O.J. Simpson was charged with the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman on this date in1991"> California. The trial was called the Trial of the Century and showed the racial divide in America. Simpson was eventually found not guilty but was held responsible for the murders in a future civil suit.

September 30, 1994

Merri Dee Receives National Voice Award
Newscaster1991"> Merri Dee receives special The National Voice Award in recognition of her commitment to children’s charities.

October 26, 1994

First African American Woman Police Chief Appointed
Beverly Harvard was appointed police chief on this date in1991"> Atlanta, Georgia. Harvard became the first African American woman to be named police chief of a major metropolitan city in America.

November 18, 1994

Cab Calloway Dies
Cab Calloway dies in Hockessin, Delaware as a result of a stroke that he suffered earlier in the year.

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