The Tuskegee Airmen are activated, Elvis buys Graceland, Bob Dylan releases his debut album, Texas Western makes college basketball history, and the invasion of Iraq begins, all on this day.
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U.S. Air Force
1941: The 99th Pursuit Squadron, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the Army Air Corp, is activated during World War II.