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*                       Today in Black History - October 18            *

 

1910 - Felix Houphouet-Boigny is born in the Ivory Coast when it

            was part of French colonial West Africa. In 1960, after 

            the Ivory Coast (Cote' d'Ivoire) gains independence from

            France, he will become President, and hold that office 

            until he joins the ancestors in      1993. 

 

1926 - Charles Edward Berry is born in St. Louis, Missouri. He 

            will become one of the foremost legends in rock and roll

            and known as "Chuck" Berry. In the early Fifties, Berry 

            will lead a popular blues trio by night and work as a 

            beautician by day.  After befriending Muddy Waters, he 

            will be introduced to Leonard Chess of Chess Records, who

            signs him to a recording contract.  Chuck Berry will also

            be successful in crossing over to the largely white pop 

            market.  His hits will include "Maybellene," "Rock and 

            Roll Music," "School Days," "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet 

            Little Sixteen," "No Particular Place to Go," "You Never 

            Can Tell," "Promised Land," and "My Ding-a-Ling."  He 

            will inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 

            1986.

 

1942 - Willie Horton is born.  He will become a professional 

            baseball player with the Detroit Tigers, known for his 

            power hitting ability. 

 

1945 - Paul Robeson, actor, singer, athlete and activist, 

            receives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal.

 

1953 - Willie Thrower becomes the first African American NFL 

            quarterback in modern times.

 

1961 - Wynton Marsalis is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.  A 

            jazz trumpeter from the famous Marsalis family, which 

            includes father Ellis and brothers Branford and Delfayo,

            he will at 19, become a member of Art Blakely's Jazz 

            Messengers and in 1984 be the first musician to win 

            Grammys for jazz and classical music recordings 

            simultaneously. 

 

1968 - Bob Beamon of the United States, wins an Olympic gold 

            medal in the Mexico City Summer Games. His long jump of

            29'-2.5" betters the world record by over 21". 

 

1968 - United States Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith & 

            John Carlos for giving a "black power" salute as a 

            protest during a victory ceremony in Mexico City on 

            October 16. 

 

1973 - "Raisin", a musical adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry

            play, "A Raisin in the Sun", opens on Broadway.  It 

            marks the debut of Debbie Allen in the role of Beneatha

            Younger and will act as the catalyst for her further 

            success in television and choreography. 

 

1974 - The Chicago Bull's Nate Thurmond, becomes first player 

            in the NBA to complete a quadruple double - 22 pts, 14 

            rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks.

 

1977 - Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive home runs, tying Babe 

            Ruth's World Series record.  The Yankees beat the Los 

            Angeles Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, the 

            first in 15 years.

 

1990 - Filmmaker Charles Burnett's 1977 movie "Killer of Sheep" 

            is declared a "national treasure" by the Library of 

            Congress. It is among the first 50 films placed in the 

            National Film Registry because of its significance.  

            Burnett's film joins other significant films such as 

            "All About Eve", "The Godfather", and "Top Hat."


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