* Today in Black History - June 10 *
1854 - James Augustine Healy is ordained as a Catholic priest in ceremonies
at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France at the age of 24. He will
later become the first African American Roman Catholic bishop.
1898 - Hattie McDaniel is born in Wichita, Kansas. A vaudevilian, she
will begin her acting career at age 37 in the film 'The Golden
West'. McDaniel will go on to roles in over 70 films, including
'The Little Colonel', 'Show Boat', and most notably 'Gone With The
Wind', which will earn her an Oscar as best supporting actress in
1940. She will also star in the radio program 'Beulah' from 1947
to 1951.
1899 - The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (I.B.P.O.E.) is
founded in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1910 - Chester Arthur Burnett is born in White Station, Mississippi. He
will be better known as 'Howlin Wolf', a delta bluesman whose
recordings will inspire English rock bands to adopt his style and
material. He will join the ancestors in 1976.
1940 - The famed Cotton Club in Harlem closes. Home to some of the most
important jazz talents of their day, including Duke Ellington, Lena
Horne, and many others, the club falls victim to changing musical
tastes and poor attendance.
1941 - Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey joins the ancestors in London, England
at the age of 52.
1946 - Jack Arthur Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing
champion, joins the ancestors after succumbing to injuries from an
automobile accident near Raleigh, North Carolina at the age of 68.
He will be buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
1964 - The U.S. Senate imposes cloture for the first time on a civil rights
measure, ending a southern filibuster by a vote of 71-29.
1972 - Sammy Davis, Jr. earns his place at the top of the popular music
charts for the first time, after years in the entertainment
business with his first number one song, "The Candy Man". The song
stayed at the top for three consecutive weeks and stayed on the pop
charts for 16 weeks.
1980 - Nelson Mandela, jailed for life by the apartheid government of South
Africa, has his writings smuggled from prison and made public,
continuing to spark the general population.
1985 - Herschel Walker, of the New Jersey Generals, breaks the 2,000 yard
mark in rushing during the season as the Generals win over
Jacksonville 31-24. The effort sets a United States Football
League (USFL) record. This feat had only been reached twice in the
National Football League (NFL) -- once by O.J. Simpson in 1973 for
2,003 yards and Eric Dickerson in 1984 for 2,105 yards.
1997 - Geronimo Pratt, political prisoner and ex-Black Panther, is
released from prison on bail. A judge agrees that had Pratt's
original jury known that the prosecution key witness was a
FBI and police informant, the outcome may have been different. In
1999, after winning his appeal of the decision that ordered his
release, charges against Pratt were dropped by the Los Angeles
District Attorney and no new trial was sought.
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