*	       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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