*		Today in Black History - September 21         *

1814 - African American troops are cited for bravery in the 
	Battle of New Orleans.

1872 - John Henry Conyers of South Carolina becomes first 
	African American student at U.S. Naval Academy 
	(Annapolis).  He will later resign.

1905 - The Atlanta Life Insurance Company is founded by Alonzo 
	F. Herndon.

1909 - Kwame Nkrumah is born in Nkroful, Ghana.  A leader in 
	African colonial liberation, Nkrumah will be the first 
	prime minister of Ghana (1958-1966), but will be forced 
	into exile following a coup.

1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, playwright and director(Watermelon 
	Man), is born.

1948 - Artis Gilmore, who will become a professional basketball 
	all-star, is born.

1967 - Walter Washington is nominated by President Lyndon B. 
	Johnson as the first mayor of the newly reorganized 
	municipal government of Washington, DC. In 1974, he 
	will be elected to the post, another first for an 
	African American.

1970 - The Oakland Athletics's Vida Blue pitches a no-hitter 
	against the Minneapolis Twins, 6-0.

1971 - Alfonso Ribeiro, actor/pianist (Alfonso-"Silver Spoons", 
	"Fresh Prince of Bel Air"), is born.

1981 - Belize gains independence from Great Britain.

1985 - Michael Spinks becomes the first light heavyweight to 
	defeat the reigning heavyweight champion when he defeats 
	Larry Holmes.

1989 - Army General Colin Powell receives Senate confirmation as
	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest 
	military position in the United States, thereby becoming
	the military's highest-ranking African American.

1990 - Pittsburgh Pirate Barry Bonds is the second person to hit 
	30 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season.

2009 - The Rev. John "Bootsie" Wilson, a former lead singer and 
	last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, 
	joins the ancestors.

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