* Today in Black History - October 14 * 1834 - Henry Blair of Glen Ross, Maryland, receives a patent for a corn planting machine. 1864 - The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune, is published in both French and English. 1916 - Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refuse to play against an African American. The exclusion will be temporary and the young Robeson will go on to be named a football All-American twice. 1947 - Charles "Charlie" Joiner, Jr. is born in Many, Louisiana. He will become a professional football player after being picked in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL draft. He will be a wide receiver for the Houston Oilers from 1969-1972, the Cincinnati Bengals from 1972-1975, and the San Diego Chargers from 1976-1986. In eighteen seasons, he will play in 239 games (most ever for a wide receiver at the time of his retirement) and compile a career record of 750 catches, 12,146 yards, and 65 touchdowns. He will catch 586 passes as a Charger and was a key element in vaunted "Air Coryell" offense. He exceeded 50 catches in seven seasons, was a 100-yard receiver in 29 games, and played in three Pro Bowls. In his last thirteen years, he will miss only one game. He will be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1996. 1958 - The District of Columbia Bar Association votes to accept African Americans as members. 1964 - Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. is announced as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his civil rights activities. King is the second African American to win the Peace Prize. 1969 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1971 - Two people are killed in a Memphis, Tennessee racially motivated disturbance. 1980 - Bob Marley performs in his last concert before he untimely joins the ancestors succumbing to cancer. 1995 - Sports Illustrated places Eddie Robinson on the cover of its magazine. He is the first and only coach of an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to appear on the cover of any major sports publication in the United States. 1999 - Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's first president, joins the ancestors in a London hospital at age 77. ______________________________________________________________ Munirah Chronicle is edited by Rene' A. Perry "The TRUTH shall make you free" E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> Archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/Munirah.html http://blackagenda.com/cybercolonies/index.htm _____________________________________________________________ To SUBSCRIBE send E-mail to: <[log in to unmask]> In the E-mail body place: Subscribe Munirah Your FULL Name ______________________________________________________________ Munirah(TM) is a trademark of Information Man. Copyright 1997 - 2010, All Rights Reserved by the Information Man in association with The Black Agenda.