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 Buck O'Neil On This Day In 1962, John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Became Major League Baseball's First African American Coach, When He Managed The Chicago Cubs.
Born November 11, 1911, In Carabelle, Florida, O'Neil Was A Star First Baseman And Manager In Negro League Baseball With The Kansas City Monarchs.
The Chicago Cubs Hired O'Neil As A Scout In 1956. While Holding That Position He Signed Hall-Of-Famers, Lou Brock And Ernie Banks. He Is Noted For Sending More Negro League Veterans To The White Majors Than Any Man In baseball History. Some Of These Stars Include Sachel Paige, Bob Thurman,
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 Gladys Knight R&B Legend, Gladys Knight Was Born On This Day, In 1944, In Atlanta, Georgia. She Gained Fame As A Singer In 1952, At Age 7, By Winning Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour TV Show Contest. In 1953 She, Her Brother, Merald, Sister, Brenda, And Cousins, William And Elenor Guest, Formed A Group Called The Pips. Brenda And Elenor Were Eventually Replaced By Cousins, Edward Patten And Langston George (George Left The Group In 1962). By 1961, Gladys Knight And The Pips Had Their First 1 R&B Hit, "Every Beat Of My Heart," On Vee-Jay Records. Their Second Hit, "Letter Full Of
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 Dorie MillerOn May 27, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt Had To Issue A Direct Order To The U.S. Navy To Award Doris "Dorie" Miller The Navy Cross For His Extraordinary Courage During The Attack On Pearl Harbor.On December 7, 1941, Japanese War Planes Attacked Pearl Harbor. Doris "Dorie" Miller A Black Navy Mess Attendant (Cook) Aboard The USS Arizona, Ran On Deck And Manned A Machine Gun. With No Previous Gun Training, He Shot Down Four Enemy Planes Before Being Ordered To Abandon Ship. After Receiving His Award, The 24 Year-Old Sailor Was Then Sent On Tour In African American
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Modern Day Fire Extinguisher
On This Date, Inventor, T. J. Marshall Was Awarded Patent, No. 125,063 For His
Improved Design On The Fire Extinguisher.
During Slavery, Most Blacks Were Denied Formal Education And In Fact Many Laws Were Passed In The South, Prohibiting Slave Literacy In The Aftermath Of Various Slave Rebellions.
For The Most Part, Blacks Were Shut Out Of Professional Occupations And Confined To Working In Industries Deemed Acceptable For Them, Such As Domestic Services, Manual Trades, And Agriculture.
Nevertheless A Small Number Of Exceptionally Talented Blacks Were Able To
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 The Shuffle Along Orchestra The Musical, Shuffle Along, Opened On Broadway On May 23, 1921. Written, Produced And Performed By African Americans, Flournoy Miller And Aubrey Lyles, Shuffle Along Received Rave Reviews And Played On Broadway For 504 Performances Before Embarking On A Year-Long, Nationwide Tour. The Musical-Comedy Featured Extraordinary Singing, Dancing And Comedy Routines. It Also Launched The Careers Of Several Black Entertainers, Including, Florence Mills, Josephine Baker, Eubie Blake And Noble Sissle. Blake Composed The Show's Music Which Featured Songs That Would
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