* Today in Black History - August 29 *
1920 - Charlie "Bird" (Charles Christopher) Parker is born in Kansas
City, Kansas. The jazz saxophonist will become one of the
leaders of the bebop movement and be noted for his works "Ko
Ko" and "In the Still of the Night," among others. He will
receive numerous awards from Downbeat magazine and have the
famous jazz club, Birdland, in New York City named in his
honor.
1924 - Ruth Jones is born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She will be better
known as "Dinah Washington." She will perform with Lionel
Hampton from 1943 to 1946 and become one of the most popular
R & B singers of the 1950's and early 1960's.
1933 - Isabel Sanford is born in New York City. She will become an
actress and will star as Louise on the long-running sitcom
"The Jeffersons", "All in the Family", and will star in many
movies including "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Original
Gangstas", "South Beach", "Love at First Bite", "The
Photographer", "The New Centurions", "Pendulum", and "Buffalo
Soldiers".
1945 - Wyomia Tyus, Olympic runner, who will become the first woman
sprinter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100
meters (three total), is born in rural Georgia. She will also
become a 10-time AAU National Champion and an All-American
Athlete in both the indoor and outdoor competition. Tyus will
compete in amateur and professional track and field meets from
1960 - 1975. In addition to her athletic achievements, Tyus
will hold a special place in Olympic history. At the XXIIIrd
Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Tyus will become the first woman
ever, in the history of the Olympic Games, to bear the Olympic
Flag.
1946 - Bob Beamon is born in Jamaica, New York. He will become a star in
track and field, He will specialize in the long jump and will win
the 1968 Olympic gold medal in the long jump and set the world
record of 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches. His record will stand for twenty
three years until it is broken by Mike Powell at the World
Championships in Tokyo in 1991.
1957 - The Civil Rights Act of 1957 is passed by Congress. It is the
first civil rights legislation since 1875. The bill establishes a
civil rights commission and a civil rights division in the Justice
Department. It also gave the Justice Department authority to seek
injunctions against voting rights infractions.
1958 - Michael Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana. First with the
family group the Jackson Five and later as a solo artist,
Jackson will be one of pop and Rhythm & Blues' foremost stars.
His solo album "Off the Wall" (1979) will sell 7 million copies
worldwide, surpassed only by "Thriller", his largest-selling
album (also the biggest selling album of all time).
1962 - Mal Goode becomes the first African American television news
commentator when he begins broadcasting on ABC.
1962 - Carl Banks is born. He will become a star NFL linebacker with the
New York Giants.
1970 - Black Panthers confront the police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
One policeman is killed and six are wounded in a racial
confrontation.
1971 - Hank Aaron becomes the first baseball player in the National League
to drive in 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1977 - St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career
stolen base record at 893.
1979 - The first completely Black-owned radio network in the world, "Mutual
Black Network" is purchased by the Sheridan Broadcasting
Corporation.
1984 - Edwin Moses wins the 400-meter hurdles in track competition in
Europe. It is the track star's 108th consecutive victory.
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