* Today in Black History - March 29 *
1918 - Pearl Mae Bailey is born in Newport News, Virginia. She will
achieve tremendous success as a stage and film actress,
recording artist, nightclub headliner, and television performer.
Among her most notable movies will be "Porgy and Bess" and
"Carmen Jones" and she will receive a Tony Award for her
starring role in an all-African-American version of "Hello
Dolly." Bailey will be widely honored, including being named
special advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and
receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1940 - Joe Louis knocks out Johnny Paycheck to retain his heavyweight
boxing title.
1945 - Walt Frazier is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He will become a
basketball player and, as a guard for the New York Knicks, lead
his team to NBA championships in 1970 and 1973. He will also
earn the nickname "Clyde" (from the movie Bonnie and Clyde) for
his stylish wardrobe and flamboyant lifestyle off the court.
Frazier will score 15,581 points (18.9 ppg) during his career,
lead the Knicks in scoring five times, dish out 5,040 assists
(6.1 apg), and lead the Knicks in assists 10 straight years. He
will be elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.
1959 - Barthelemy Boganda, president and founder of the Central African
Republic, dies in a plane crash.
1968 - Students seize building on the campus of Bowie State College in
Bowie, Maryland.
1990 - Houston's Akeem Olajuwan scores the 3rd NBA quadruple double
consisting of 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists & 11 blocked
shots vs the Milwaukee Bucks.
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The source for these facts are "Encyclopedia Britannica,
"InfoBeat," "I, Too, Sing America - The African American
Book of Days," and independent research by the
Information Man.
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