* Today in Black History - March 12 *
1791 - Benjamin Banneker and Pierre Charles L'Enfant are
commissioned to plan and develop Washington, DC.
1868 - Great Britain gives Basutoland, the status of protectorate at
the request of King Moshweshwe. The request of protection
was to prevent attacks by the Cape Colony.
1877 - The British annex Walvis Bay, an important deep water port in
South West Africa.
1888 - Hall Johnson is born in Athens, Georgia. In 1925, he will
organize and direct the Hall Johnson Choir as well as have
significant success as an arranger. One of his early stage
successes will be as choral director for the 1930 Broadway
play "The Green Pastures" and the 1933 play, "Run Little
Chillun," for which he will write the book and music. Johnson
and his choir will move to Hollywood in 1936 to make the film
version of "The Green Pastures."
1926 - The Savoy Ballroom, nicknamed the "Home of Happy Feet,"
opens in New York City.
1932 - Andrew Young is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He will
become a minister, influential leader in the civil rights
movement, first African American ambassador to the United
Nations, and mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
1936 - Virginia Hamilton is born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She will
become an award-winning author of juvenile fiction including
"House of Dies Drear," "M.C. Higgins the Great," and "Sweet
Whispers, Brother Rush."
1940 - Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He
will become a singer and will be known for his recording of
the theme for the television show, "Moonlighting". Al Jarreau
will become the first vocalist in musical history to win
Grammy Awards in three different categories (Rhythm & Blues,
Jazz, and Pop).
1945 - New York becomes the first state to prohibit discrimination by
race and creed in employment.
1955 - Charlie Parker joins the ancestors in New York City at the age
of 34. He had been one of the founders of the modern jazz
movement.
1962 - Darryl Strawberry is born in Los Angeles, California. He will
become a professional baseball player and will play right field
for the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San
Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. He will set the
New York Mets all-time records for most runs (662), most
RBIs (733) and most home runs (252). He will be a member
of the winning World Series championship teams in 1986 and
1996.
1964 - Malcolm X resigns from the Nation of Islam.
1982 - Charles Fuller wins the Pulitzer Prize for "A Soldier's Play."
2003 - Lynne Thigpen, actress, joins the ancestors at age 54 after
succumbing to complications from an enlarged heart. She
played "the chief" on "Where in the World is Carmen
Sandiego?"
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