* Today in Black History - August 19 *
1791 - Benjamin Banneker sends a copy of his just-published
almanac to Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, along
with a letter confronting his hypocrisy-if not indeed the
hypocrisy of white America-in enslaving African Americans
while at the same time declaring the "true and invaluable
doctrine" of the "natural rights" of humankind.
1888 - The first beauty contest is held in Spa, Belgium. The
winner is an eighteen year old beauty from the West
Indies.
1926 - Theodore Flowers, known as the "Georgia Deacon," wins the
world middleweight boxing title in New York City.
1940 - John Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. is born in Houston, Texas.
He will become a singer and will be known for his songs,
"I Can See Clearly Now," "Stir It Up," "Hold Me Tight,"
and "A Very Special Love."
1946 - Charles F. Bolden, Jr., is born in Columbia, South
Carolina. A pilot who flew over 100 sorties in Southeast
Asia, Bolden will be named an astronaut in 1981. He will
become a veteran pilot of several missions, including the
Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1992, when he will participate
as a presenter of a special Academy Award to science-
fiction film producer George Lucas. He will retire from
the Marine Corps in 2004 as a major general. He will
become the first African American administrator of NASA,
on a permanent basis, on July 15, 2009, after Senate
confirmation of his appointment by President Barack Obama.
1950 - Edith Spurlock Sampson becomes the first African American
appointed to serve on the United States delegation to the
United Nations.
1954 - Dr. Ralph J. Bunche is named undersecretary of the United
Nations.
1982 - Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States sets record for the
110 meter hurdles in 12.93 seconds.
1989 - Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu is among
hundreds of Black demonstrators who are whipped and
sandblasted from helicopters as they attempt to picnic on
a "whites-only" beach near Cape Town, South Africa.
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