*      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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