The Pasadena / San Gabrial Valley Journal News - Black African American Business, Educationsl and Social News

9/9/1884:  John R Lynch, Mississippi congressional member, temporarily presides over Republican National Convention.  He was the first African American to deliver the keynote address.

9/9/1968:  Arthur Ashe, Jr. became first African American tennis player to win the U.S. Open.  Read More.

9/11/1740:  An issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, first mention an African American doctor or dentist in the Colonies:  “…Simon … can bleed and draw teeth.”

9/12/1913:  James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin born.

9/12/1935:  Richard H. Hunt, sculptor, born.   Read More.

9/12/1947:  Jackie Robinson, first African American baseball player in the major leagues, named National League Rookie of the Year.

9/13/1886:  Alain L. Loke, philosopher and first African American Rhodes scholar, born.

9/15/1978:  Muhammad Ali, prize fighter, first African American to gross more than a five-million dollars gate in the bout at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans where he won in a 13-round unanimous decision and became the first to win the heavyweight title three times.

9/13/1898:  Albert A. Jones, with Amos E. Long, invented bottle caps.

9/15/1945:  Jessye Norman, opera singer known for her stage presence, vocal range, and her ability to convey emotion born.  Read More.

9/15/1978:  Muhammad Ali, prize fighter, first African American to gross more than a five-million dollars gate in the bout at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans where he won in a 13-round unanimous decision and becoming the first to win the heavyweight title three times.