* Today in Black History - June 18 *
1889 - William H. Richardson receives a patent for a baby
carriage whose body can be raised from its frame.
1939 - Louis Clark "Lou" Brock is born in El Dorado, Arkansas.
He will become a professional baseball player with the
Chicago Cubs in 1961. Three years later, in 1964, he
will be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock will
have an immediate impact with the Cardinals entering the
starting lineup. He will record 12 homeruns, 44 RBI, an
amazing .348 batting average, and blister the baselines
stealing 44 bases in his first season with St. Louis.
During his 19-year career, the outfielder will steal an
unprecedented 938 bases and break several World Series
records, including hitting .391 in over 20 World Series
games. Exemplifying the spirit of baseball on and off
the field, Brock will earn the Roberto Clemente and the
Jackie Robinson Awards, among many others. A Cardinal
for the remainder of his career, Lou Brock will enter the
Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1985.
1941 - President Roosevelt confers with A. Philip Randolph and
other leaders of a "March on Washington" movement and
urges them to call off a scheduled demonstration. Randolph
refuses.
1942 - Bernard W. Robinson, of Harvard Medical School, becomes a
Naval Reserve ensign. He is the first African American to
earn a U.S. Navy commission.
1953 - Egypt becomes a republic after the forced abdication of
King Farouk I. General Neguib becomes president.
1963 - Bruce Smith is born. He will become a defensive end for
the NFL Buffalo Bills. He will spend his last few years
with the Washington Redskins where he will break Reggie
White's record for sacks.
1963 - 3,000 African Americans boycott Boston public schools as
a protest against defacto segregation.
1968 - The U.S. Supreme Court bans racial discrimination in the
sale and rental of housing.
1966 - Samuel Nabrit becomes the first African American scientist
to serve on the Atomic Energy Commission.
1982 - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is extended for an additional
twenty-five years by Senate vote of 85-8. The Voting Rights
Act protects citizens' ability to vote, not the right to
vote. All U.S. citizens have the right to vote, but state
and local jurisdictions are prevented from interfering with
the voters' ability to vote. It outlaws such practices as
poll taxes, reciting the preamble to the U.S. Constitution,
etc. as a condition to vote.
1985 - Patrick Ewing becomes one of 11 basketball centers to be
chosen in the first round of the National Basketball
Association draft of college players. Ewing is picked by
-- and will become a major star for -- the New York Knicks.
1991 - City Auditor, Wellington Webb is elected mayor of Denver,
Colorado. He becomes the first African American to hold the
post.
2003 - Larry Doby joins the ancestors at age 79 after a long
illness. He was a Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland
Indians and Chicago White Sox and second African American
player in the modern major leagues. Jackie Robinson was the
first.
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