* Today in Black History - October 27 *
1891 - Charles H. Garvin is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He will become
the first African American physician commissioned in World War I.
1891 - Philip B. Downing, invents the street letter box and is awarded
patent # 462,093.
1924 - Ruby Dee is born in Cleveland, Ohio. She will become one of the
foremost actresses in America, beginning her career on Broadway
in the early 1940's. She will marry actor Ossie Davis and have
a strong personal career with such notable stage roles as "A
Raisin in the Sun", "Purlie Victorious", and "The Taming of
the Shrew" as well as work in numerous television series and
movies including "Raisin", "Do the Right Thing", and "Jungle
Fever."
1951 - Jayne Kennedy is born in Washington, DC. She will become an
actress, writer and producer. Her movie credits will include
"Fighting Mad," "Body and Soul," "Mysterious Island of Beautiful
Women," "Cover Girls," "The Muthers," and "Group Marriage."
1954 - Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African American
general in the history of the United States Air Force. He is
designated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1960 - Martin Luther King Jr. is released on bond from the Georgia
State Prison in Reidsville. Political observers say the
John F. Kennedy call for King's release increased the number of
African American voters who ensured his election.
1971 - The Republic of the Congo becomes the Republic of Zaire.
1978 - President Carter signs the Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill.
1979 - St Vincent & the Grenadines becomes independent of Great Britain.
1981 - Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, is elected
mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
2003 - Walter Washington, ex-mayor of Washington, DC, joins the ancestors
at age 88. He was the first elected mayor of the nation's
capital in modern times and the first African American to head
the government of a major U.S. city.
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