* Today in Black History - October 3 *
1856 - T. Thomas Fortune is born in Marianna, Florida. An advocate
of full equality for African Americans, he will found the
Afro-American League in 1887, serve as editor of the weekly
New York Globe, and founder of the New York Freeman (later the
New York Age) and the Washington Sun.
1904 - The Daytona Normal and Industrial School opens in Daytona Beach,
Florida. In 1923, the school merges with Cookman Institute
and becomes Bethune-Cookman College. One of the leading
institutions for training teachers, founder Mary McLeod Bethune
will later say the college was started on "faith and a dollar
and a half."
1926 - Marques Haynes is born. He will become a professional basketball
player, and become "The World's Greatest Dribbler," and Harlem
Globetrotters' ace.
1935 - Ethiopia is invaded by Italy, despite Emperor Haile Selasse's
pleas for help to the League of Nations.
1941 - Ernest Evans is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later
adopting the name "Chubby Checker" after the renowned Fats
Domino, his best-known recording will be the 1960's "
The Twist," which will spark the biggest dance craze since
the Charleston in the 1920's.
1949 - The first African American owned radio station, WERD-AM in
Atlanta, Georgia, is founded by Jesse Blanton, Sr.
1950 - Ethel Waters becomes the first African American star in a TV
series, when "Beulah" is aired.
1951 - Dave Winfield is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He will be
selected in four major sports league drafts in 1973 - NFL,
NBA, ABA, and MLB. He will choose baseball and play in 12
All-Star Games over a 20-year career with the San Diego Padres,
the New York Yankees, and the California Angels.
1974 - Frank Robinson is named manager of the Cleveland Indians. He
becomes the first African American manager in major league
baseball.
1979 - Artist Charles White, joins the ancestors at the age of 61 in
Los Angeles, California.
1989 - Art Shell is named head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders. He
is the first African American coach named in the National
Football League in over 60 years.
1994 - U.S. soldiers in Haiti raid the headquarters of a pro-army
militia that is despised by the general Haitian population.
1994 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy announces his resignation
because of questions about gifts he had received.
1994 - South African President Nelson Mandela addresses the United
Nations, urging the world to support his country's economy.
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