* Today in Black History - September 29 *
1864 - At the Battle of New Market Heights, Sergeant Major
Christian Fleetwood and 12 other African Americans
fight valiantly for the Union’s cause. They will
receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for their
action the following year.
1916 - Henry Green Parks, Jr. is born. He will become an
entrepreneur and owner of Parks Sausage Company of
Baltimore, Maryland. In 1969, the company will
become the first African American owned publicly
traded company, when it is listed on the over-the-
counter market.
1918 - Edward Thomas Demby is elected suffragan bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Arkansas.
1931 - Dr. Lenora Moragne, one of the leading nutrition
scientists in the United States, is born in Evanston,
Illinois.
1940 - The first United States merchant ship to be commanded
by an African American captain (Hugh Mulzac), is
launched at Wilmington, Delaware.
1947 - Dizzy Gillespie presented his first Carnegie Hall
concert in New York City, adding a sophisticated jazz
touch to the famous concert emporium. Dizzy will
become one of the jazz greats of all time. His
trademark: Two cheeks pushed out until it looked like
his face would explode.
1948 - Bryant Gumbel is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He
will become the editor of Black Sports magazine and a
successful sportscaster before joining NBC’s Today Show
as the first African American anchor of a national
network morning news entertainment program.
1954 - Willie Mays makes his famous "over-the-shoulder catch"
of Vic Wertz' 460' drive.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy sends federal troops to
enforce integration of the University of Mississippi.
1962 - Lt. Governor Paul Johnson of Mississippi is found guilty
of civil contempt for blocking the entrance of James
Meredith to the University of Mississippi.
1965 - Ralph Boston of the United States, sets the long jump
record at 27' 4 3/4".
1975 - The first African American owned television station in
the United States, WGPR-TV in Detroit, begins
broadcasting.
1977 - In the most-watched prize fight in history to date,
Muhammad Ali beats Ernie Shavers (in a fifteen round
decision) to claim the heavyweight championship boxing
crown. The bout was televised from New York City's
Madison Square Garden and was officiated by the first
woman official of a heavyweight title boxing match
before an estimated 70 million viewers.
1979 - Sir William Arthur Lewis, Professor of Economics at
Princeton University, becomes the first person of
African descent to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics.
1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner of the United States, sets the
200 meter woman's record in 21.34 seconds.
1998 - Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley joins the ancestors
at the age of 80.
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