* Today in Black History - September 26 *
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 become a professional basketball player. Prior to his
NBA career, he will be part of one of John Wooden's
legendary UCLA teams. He will be drafted by the Seattle
SuperSonics in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1969 NBA
Draft and will retire in 1979. He will play 10 years in the
NBA for four different teams. His highest scoring average
will be when he averages 19.5 points per game during the
1974-1975 season. He will be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers
mid-season after playing for the Milwaukee Bucks since 1970.
During his playing days, he will be often referred to by
former Bucks announcer Eddie Doucette as "jack rabbit" due to
of his speed and jumping ability. He will be inducted into
the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Hall of Honor on March
16, 2013. After finishing his storied basketball career which
will include a high school state championship, college national
championship, and an NBA championship, he will turn his
attention to coaching aspiring players in the Los Angeles area.
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 steal 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.
1981 - Serena Jameka Williams is born in Saginaw, Michigan. She
will become a professional tennis player. The Women's
Tennis Association (WTA) will ranked her world No. 1 in
singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and
2017. She will reach the No. 1 ranking for the first
time on July 8, 2002. On her sixth occasion, she will
hold the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the
record set by Steffi Graf for the most consecutive weeks
as No. 1 by a female tennis player. In total, she will
be No. 1 for 319 weeks, which will rank third in the
"Open Era" among female players behind Steffi Graf and
Martina Navratilova. She will hold the most Grand Slam
titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined
among active players. Her 39 major titles will put her
joint-third on the all-time list and second in the Open
Era: 23 in singles, 14 in women's doubles, and two in
mixed doubles. She will be the most recent female player
to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously
(2002-03 and 2014-15) and the third player to achieve
this twice after Rod Laver and Steffi Graf. She will also
be the most recent player to have won a Grand Slam title
on each surface (hard, clay and grass) in one calendar
year. She will also be, together with her sister Venus,
the most recent player to hold all four Grand Slam women's
doubles titles simultaneously (2009-10). Her total of 23
Grand Slam singles titles marks the record for the most
Grand Slam wins by a tennis player in the Open Era, and is
second on the all-time list behind Margaret Court (24).
She will also be the only tennis player to have won ten
Grand Slam singles titles in two separate decades. She
will win an all-time record of 13 Grand Slam singles
titles on hard court. She will hold the Open Era record
for most titles won at the Australian Open (7) and will
share the Open Era record for most titles won at the US
Open with Chris Evert (6). She will also hold the all-
time record for the most women's singles matches won at
majors with 331 matches. She will win 14 Grand Slam
doubles titles, all with her sister Venus, and the pair
will be unbeaten in Grand Slam doubles finals. As a team,
she and Venus will have the third most women's doubles
Grand Slam titles, behind the 18 titles of Natasha
Zvereva (14 with Gigi Fernendez) and the record 20 titles
won by Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. She will also
be a five-time winner of the WTA Tour Championships in the
singles division. She will also win four Olympic gold
medals, one in women's singles and three in women's
doubles-an all-time record shared with her sister, Venus.
The arrival of the Williams sisters will be credited with
ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the
women's professional tennis tour. Earning almost $ 29
million in prize money and endorsements, she will be the
highest paid female athlete in 2016. She will repeat this
feat in 2017 when she becomes the only woman on Forbes'
list of the 100 highest paid athletes with $ 27 million
in prize money and endorsements. She will win the 'Laureus
Sportswoman of the Year' award four times (2003, 2010,
2016, 2018), and in December 2015, she will be named
Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine.
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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