* Today in Black History - October 3 *
1856 - T. Thomas Fortune is born in Marianna, Florida. An
advocate of full equality for African Americans, he will
found the Afro-American League in 1887, serve as editor
of the weekly New York Globe, and founder of the New
York Freeman (later the New York Age) and the Washington
Sun.
1904 - The Daytona Normal and Industrial School opens in Daytona
Beach, Florida. In 1923, the school merges with Cookman
Institute and becomes Bethune-Cookman College. One of
the leading institutions for training teachers, founder
Mary McLeod Bethune will later say the college was
started on "faith and a dollar and a half."
1926 - Marques Haynes is born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He will
become a professional basketball player with the Harlem
Globetrotters after four years at Langston University. He
will be known as "The World's Greatest Dribbler." In the
publication, "Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic"
(1988), he will be cited as dribbling the ball as many as
six times a second. He will retire in 1992 after a 46-year
professional career as player and coach. He will be
inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on October 2,
1998.
1935 - Ethiopia is invaded by Italy, despite Emperor Haile
Selasse's pleas for help to the League of Nations.
1941 - Ernest Evans is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later
adopting the name "Chubby Checker" after the renowned
Fats Domino, his best-known recording will be the
1960's "The Twist," which will spark the biggest dance
craze since the Charleston in the 1920's.
1949 - The first African American owned radio station, WERD-AM
in Atlanta, Georgia, is founded by Jesse Blanton, Sr.
1950 - Ethel Waters becomes the first African American star in
a TV series, when "Beulah" is aired.
1951 - Dave Winfield is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He will
be selected in four major sports league drafts in 1973
- NFL, NBA, ABA, and MLB. He will choose baseball and
play in 12 All-Star Games over a 20-year career with
the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees, and the
California Angels.
1974 - Frank Robinson is named manager of the Cleveland Indians.
He becomes the first African American manager in major
league baseball.
1979 - Artist Charles White, joins the ancestors at the age of
61 in Los Angeles, California.
1989 - Art Shell is named head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders.
He is the first African American coach named in the
National Football League in over 60 years.
1994 - U.S. soldiers in Haiti raid the headquarters of a pro-
army militia that is despised by the general Haitian
population.
1994 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy announces his
resignation because of questions about gifts he had
received.
1994 - South African President Nelson Mandela addresses the
United Nations, urging the world to support his
country's economy.
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