*                  Today in Black History - August 20                   *

1565 - Artisans and farmers of African descent aid explorer Menendez in
        the building of St. Augustine, Florida.

1619 - The first group of 20 Africans are brought by the Dutch to the
        colony at Jamestown, Virginia.  The early African arrivals are
        considered indentured servants, and indeed records in the
        Chesapeake area show many freed people of African descent.
        In 1650, the laws are changed to make servitude permanent for
        the Africans and their offspring.

1856 - Wilberforce University is established in Ohio.

1931 - Don King is born.  He will become a boxing promoter who will
        control the heavyweight title from 1978-1990 while Larry Holmes
        and Mike Tyson are champions.

1942 - Isaac Hayes is born in Covington, Tennessee.  His soundtrack for
        the movie "Shaft" will earn him an Oscar and two Grammys.  He will
        win a Grammy again in 1972 for his album, "Black Moses."

1954 - Al Roker, co-anchor of the "Today" show, is born.

1964 - The Economic Opportunity Act is signed by President Lyndon B.
        Johnson. The act initiates what will popularly be called the
        "War on Poverty."

1989 - The first National Black Theater Festival closes in Winston-
        Salem, North Carolina.  Organized by Larry Leon Hamlin, the
        festival draws over 20,000 people to performances of African
        American Classical and contemporary plays by groups such as
        the Crossroads Theater on New Brunswick, New Jersey and the
        Inner City Cultural Center of Los Angeles.

1993 - Dr. David Satcher is named director of the Centers for Disease
        Control.

1994 - Benjamin Chavis, Jr. is fired as head of the NAACP after a
        turbulent 16-month tenure.

2000 - Eldrick "Tiger" Woods beats Bob May in a three-hole playoff to
        win the P.G.A. Championship. Woods is the first golfer since
        Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three major championships in a year.
        He also becomes the first repeat winner of the championship
        since 1936.

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