In 1776, Phyllis Wheatley was invited to
President George Washington's headquarters in Cambridge, MA. Wheatley
had written a poem in his honor.
In 1943, the play Porgy and Bess, starting Todd
Duncan and Anne Brown, opened on Broadway.
In 1977, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian,
died. Anderson performed over 30 years on both radio and television.
In 1999, tennis sensations, Venus and Serena
Williams both won tournaments, making the first time in Women's Tennis
Association (WTA) history that sisters won a championship final on the
same date. Venus won in Oklahoma City, OK, and Serena won in Paris.
In 1984, Michael Jackson won 8 Grammy awards.
We hope you enjoyed this piece of knowledge;
there will be more to come throughout the month.
- Epsilon Delta Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc.
& Black Student Union of the
University of WI - Madison
