* 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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