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January 18, 1975

“The Jeffersons” premiered on television, one of the first sitcoms about an African-American family. Formerly neighbors of the Bunkers on “All in the Family,” the Jeffersons moved to Manhattan’s East Side.

January 18, 1981

Grant Fuhr, goalie for the world champion Edmonton Oilers, is picked in the first round of the National Hockey League draft to become the first Black professional hockey player