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* Today in Black History - August 19 *
1791 - Benjamin Banneker sends a copy of his just-published almanac to
Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, along with a letter
confronting his hypocrisy-if not indeed the hypocrisy of white
America-in enslaving African Americans while at the same time
declaring the "true and invaluable doctrine" of the "natural
rights" of humankind.
1888 - The first beauty contest is held in Spa, Belgium. The winner is
an eighteen year old beauty from the West Indies.
1926 - Theodore Flowers, known as the "Georgia Deacon," wins the world
middleweight boxing title in New York City.
1940 - Johnny Nash is born. He will become a singer and will be known
for his songs, "I Can See Clearly Now," "Stir It Up," "Hold
Me Tight," and "A Very Special Love."
1946 - Charles F. Bolden, Jr., is born in Columbia, South Carolina. A
pilot who flew over 100 sorties in Southeast Asia, Bolden will
be named an astronaut in 1981. He will become a veteran pilot
of several missions, including the Space Shuttle Atlantis in
1992, when he will participate as a presenter of a special
Academy Award to science-fiction film producer George Lucas.
1950 - Edith Spurlock Sampson becomes the first African American
appointed to serve on the United States delegation to the United
Nations.
1954 - Dr. Ralph J. Bunche is named undersecretary of the United Nations.
1982 - Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States sets record for the 110 meter
hurdles in 12.93 seconds.
1989 - Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu is among hundreds of
black demonstrators who are whipped and sandblasted from
helicopters as they attempt to picnic on a "whites-only" beach
near Capetown, South Africa.
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