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BLACK HEROES PAST & PRESENT 019: JAMES FORTEN 1766-1842 1854 James Augustine Healy, first African American Catholic bishop in america, was ordained a priest in Notre Dame Cathedral. (tr-iokts) 1902 Ebony Invention: G.T. forests patents the automated atmosphere braking system. 1910 Howlin’ Wolf , organization legend, created Chester Arthur Burnett, West Point, Miss, USA. He had been created in western Point, MS, and named following twenty-first President associated with usa (Chester Arthur). His grandfather was a farmer and Wolf took to it as really until his 18th birthday celebration, when an opportunity ending up in Delta organization legend Charley Patton changed their existence permanently. Though he never came near mastering the subtleties of Patton’s complex keyboards approach, a couple of significant the different parts of Wolf’s preferences (Patton’s inimitable growl of a voice and his propensity for enjoyable) had been learned firsthand from Delta organization master. (died January 10, 1976, Hines, Ill, American. (mn-rs) 1940 Marcus Messiah Garvey , Pan-Africanise, dies after another stroke in Kensington, The united kingdomt. On Summer 14, 1940 the corpse is embalmed and interred n St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London. In 1964 their looks had been exhumed and taken up to Jamaica for hero’s honor. Buried in King George VI Memorial playground with chapel and condition honours. Statue scars tomb. Declared Jamaica’s Very First National Hero. (mn-tr) 1941 Shirley Alston , created Shirley Owens, artist with The Shirelles. The Shirelles had been 1st significant female singing band of the stone era, defining the alleged female group sounds along with their gentle, nice harmonies and yearning purity. Their particular musical is a blend of pop/rock and R&B — specially doo wop and sleek uptown spirit — that appealed to listeners across the board, before Motown actually turned a crossover experience with white viewers. (mn-jt-sh) 1949 Perry Kibble , soul singer with style Of Honey comes into the world. (more…)