*                       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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