*      Today in Black History - September 29             *

1864 - At the Battle of New Market Heights, Sergeant Major Christian
        Fleetwood and 12 other African Americans fight valiantly for the
        Union’s cause.  They will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
        for their action, the following year.

1916 - Henry Green Parks, Jr. is born.  He will become an entrepreneur
        and owner of Parks Sausage Company of Baltimore, Maryland.  In
        1969, the company will become the first African American owned
        publicly traded company, when it is listed on the over-the-
        counter market.

1918 - Edward Thomas Demby is elected suffragan bishop of the Protestant
        Episcopal diocese of Arkansas.

1931 - Dr. Lenora Moragne, one of the leading nutrition scientists in
        the United States, is born in Evanston, Illinois.

1940 - The first United States merchant ship to be commanded by an
        African American captain (Hugh Mulzac), is launched at
        Wilmington, Delaware.

1947 - Dizzy Gillespie presented his first Carnegie Hall concert in New
        York City, adding a sophisticated jazz touch to the famous
        concert emporium.  Dizzy will become one of the jazz greats of
        all time.  His trademark: Two cheeks pushed out until it looked
        like his face would explode.

1948 - Bryant Gumbel is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.  He will become
        the editor of Black Sports magazine and a successful sportscaster
        before joining NBC’s Today Show as the first African American
        anchor of a national network morning news entertainment program.

1954 - Willie Mays makes his famous "over-the-shoulder catch" of Vic
        Wertz' 460' drive.

1962 - President John F. Kennedy sends federal troops to enforce
        integration of the University of Mississippi.

1962 - Lt. Governor Paul Johnson of Mississippi is found guilty of civil
        contempt for blocking the entrance of James Meredith to the
        University of Mississippi.

1965 - Ralph Boston of the United States, sets the long jump record at
        27' 4 3/4".

1975 - The first African American owned television station in the
        United States, WGPR-TV in Detroit, begins broadcasting.

1977 - In the most-watched prize fight in history to date, Muhammad
        Ali beats Ernie Shavers (in a fifteen round decision) to claim
        the heavyweight championship boxing crown.  The bout was
        televised from New York City's Madison Square Garden and was
        officiated by the first woman official of a heavyweight title
        boxing match before an estimated 70 million viewers.

1979 - Sir William Arthur Lewis, Professor of Economics at Princeton
        University, becomes the first person of African descent to
        receive the Nobel Prize in Economics.

1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner of the United States, sets the 200
        meter woman's record in 21.34 seconds.

1998 - Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley joins the ancestors at the
        age of 80.

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