*              Today in Black History - September 26          *

1867 - Maggie Lena Walker is born in Richmond, Virginia.  She 
	will become a noted businesswoman, civil leader, and 
	founder and president of Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank.
	As a result, she will be the first woman president of a 
	bank in America.

1907 - The People's Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia,
	Pennsylvania. Founded by former African American 
	congressman George H. White, of North Carolina, the bank 
	will help hundreds of African Americans buy homes and 
	start businesses until the illness of its founder forces
	its closure in 1918.

1937 - Bessie Smith joins the ancestors in Clarksville, 
	Mississippi, after succumbing to injuries sustained in 
	a automobile accident. She was one of the nation's 
	greatest blues singers and was nicknamed "the Empress of 
	the Blues." In 1925, Smith and Louis Armstrong made the 
	definitive rendition of W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," 
	and in 1929 she made her only movie appearance in the 
	movie of the same name.

1947 - Lucius Oliver Allen, Jr.  will become a professional basketball
	player. Prior to his NBA career, he was part of one of 
	John Wooden's legendary UCLA teams. He was drafted by the 
	Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 
	1969 NBA Draft and retired in 1979. Allen played 10 years
	in the NBA for four different teams. His highest scoring
	average was when he averaged 19.5 points per game during 
	the 1974-1975 campaign in which he was traded to the Los 
	Angeles Lakers mid-season after playing with the Milwaukee
	Bucks from the 1970-1971 season. During his playing days, 
	Allen was often referred to by former Bucks announcer 
	Eddie Doucette as "jack rabbit" because of his speed and 
	jumping ability.

1957 - The order alerting regular army units for possible riot 
	duty in other Southern cities is cancelled by Army 
	Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker.

1962 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., becomes the first African 
	American member of the Federal Trade Commission.  It is 
	one of the Trenton, New Jersey, native's many 
	accomplishments, including appointment as a federal 
	district judge and U.S. Circuit Judge of the Third 
	Circuit.

1962 - Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills becomes the 1st baseball 
	player to steal 100 bases (will go on to steal 104).

1962 - Mississippi bars James Meredith for the third time. Lt. 
	Gov. Paul Johnson and a blockade of state patrolmen turn 
	back Meredith and federal marshals about four hundred 
	yards from the gate of the school.

1968 - The Studio Museum of Harlem opens in New York City.  
	Conceived by Frank Donnelly and Carter Burden, the 
	Studio Museum will become an influential venue for 
	exhibitions of African American artists in all media.

1968 - St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's completes his 13th 
	shutout, and ends the season with a 1.12 ERA.

1994 - Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, President Clinton 
	announces that he has lifted most U.S. sanctions against 
	Haiti and urges other nations to follow suit.

1994 - Jury selection begins in Los Angeles for the murder trial 
	of O.J. Simpson.

1998 - Grammy-winning jazz singer Betty Carter joins the 
	ancestors in New York City at age 69.

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