*                   Today in Black History - October 27             *

1891 - Charles H. Garvin is born in Jacksonville, Florida.  He will become
        the first African American physician commissioned in World War I.

1891 - Philip B. Downing, invents the street letter box and is awarded
        patent # 462,093.

1924 - Ruby Dee is born in Cleveland, Ohio. She will become one of the
        foremost actresses in America, beginning her career on Broadway
        in the early 1940's. She will marry actor Ossie Davis and have
        a strong personal career with such notable stage roles as "A
        Raisin in the Sun", "Purlie Victorious", and "The Taming of
        the Shrew" as well as work in numerous television series and
        movies including "Raisin", "Do the Right Thing", and "Jungle
        Fever."

1951 - Jayne Kennedy is born in Washington, DC.  She will become an
        actress, writer and producer.  Her movie credits will include
        "Fighting Mad," "Body and Soul," "Mysterious Island of Beautiful
        Women," "Cover Girls," "The Muthers," and "Group Marriage."

1954 - Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African American
        general in the history of the United States Air Force.  He is
        designated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1960 - Martin Luther King Jr. is released on bond from the Georgia
        State Prison in Reidsville.  Political observers say the
        John F. Kennedy call for King's release increased the number of
        African American voters who ensured his election.

1971 - The Republic of the Congo becomes the Republic of Zaire.

1978 - President Carter signs the Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill.

1979 - St Vincent & the Grenadines becomes independent of Great Britain.

1981 - Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, is elected
        mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.

2003 - Walter Washington, ex-mayor of Washington, DC, joins the ancestors
        at age 88.  He was the first elected mayor of the nation's
        capital in modern times and the first African American to head
        the government of a major U.S. city.

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