* Today in Black History - September 26 *
1867 - Maggie Lena Walker is born in Richmond, Virginia. She
will become a noted businesswoman, civil leader, and
founder and president of Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank.
As a result, she will be the first woman president of a
bank in America.
1907 - The People's Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Founded by former African American
congressman George H. White, of North Carolina, the bank
will help hundreds of African Americans buy homes and
start businesses until the illness of its founder forces
its closure in 1918.
1937 - Bessie Smith joins the ancestors in Clarksville,
Mississippi, after succumbing to injuries sustained in
a automobile accident. She was one of the nation's
greatest blues singers and was nicknamed "the Empress of
the Blues." In 1925, Smith and Louis Armstrong made the
definitive rendition of W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues,"
and in 1929 she made her only movie appearance in the
movie of the same name.
1947 - Lucius Oliver Allen, Jr. is born in Kansas City, Kansas. He will is
become a professional basketball player. Prior to his NBA
career, he was part of one of John Wooden's legendary UCLA
teams. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st
round (3rd pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft and retired in 1979.
He will play 10 years in the NBA for four different teams. His
highest scoring average was when he averaged 19.5 points per
game during the 1974-1975 campaign in which he was traded
to the Los Angeles Lakers mid-season after playing with the
Milwaukee Bucks from the 1970-1971 season. During his
playing days, Allen was often referred to by former Bucks
announcer Eddie Doucette as "jack rabbit" because of his
speed and jumping ability.
1957 - The order alerting regular army units for possible riot
duty in other Southern cities is cancelled by Army
Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker.
1962 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., becomes the first African
American member of the Federal Trade Commission. It is
one of the Trenton, New Jersey, native's many
accomplishments, including appointment as a federal
district judge and U.S. Circuit Judge of the Third
Circuit.
1962 - Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills becomes the 1st baseball
player to s teal 100 bases (will go on to steal 104).
1962 - Mississippi bars James Meredith for the third time. Lt.
Gov. Paul Johnson and a blockade of state patrolmen turn
back Meredith and federal marshals about four hundred
yards from the gate of the school.
1968 - The Studio Museum of Harlem opens in New York City.
Conceived by Frank Donnelly and Carter Burden, the
Studio Museum will become an influential venue for
exhibitions of African American artists in all media.
1968 - St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's completes his 13th
shutout, and ends the season with a 1.12 ERA.
1994 - Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, President Clinton
announces that he has lifted most U.S. sanctions against
Haiti and urges other nations to follow suit.
1994 - Jury selection begins in Los Angeles for the murder trial
of O.J. Simpson.
1998 - Grammy-winning jazz singer Betty Carter joins the
ancestors in New York City at age 69.
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