* 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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