Long Days

Wzup everyone? I have once again been to tired to put my history up and gotten an email about it, lol....Right now I am mad busy at work because we are prepping for a major inspection. I am working 12 hour shifts and through the weekends, but I promise if you come to my page and you don't get your knowledge check back the next day and I will have made up for it....remember Knowledge is Power, B E Z....RJ

Today In History

Jan 10th 1864: George Washington Carver, scientist and inventor, is born. (If you enjoy peanut butter you can thank this Genius for he is the "peanut" man.







Jan 10 1924: Drummer Max Roach, influential to modern jazz, is born in New Land, NC.

Yesterday In History

Jan 9th 1906: Renowned poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar Dies.




Jan 9th 1914: Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded at Howard University

Chess " The Thinking Man's Game"

Wzup people? Well I was on my way to bed and then I got a message from my Uncle Wink challenging me to educate the world on a little history in Chess. Now for all my friends that have been to my spot they know I love the game and currently have four chess boards on display from four different countries. I have one from the U.S., Greece, Iraq and Korea. The game of Chess is definitely a game of strategy and patience and can tell a lot about a man's character. Below is another history lesson. It's a little earlier then the date but I had to hook my Uncle up...One Love Wink





March 15 1999: Maurice Ashley, a Jamaican immigrant became the first African-American to attain the rank of International Grand Master. (Only 500 worldwide have been given this honor.) Maurice a graduate of New York City College learned chess with a group known as the Black Bears School of Chess.

A little Suprised

Wzup people? Well I was a little discouraged because I didn't think any0ne was paying attention to my blog and then my homegirl sent me an email asking me where the "Today in History" was so I decided that no matter how busy I got with work and school I was making it a point to share my fact for the day. I posted today's and made yesterday's up, sorry so late but didn't think anyone was paying attention, much love to all and remember Knowledge truly is Power.

Today in History

Jan 8th 1922: Col. Charles Young, first African American to achieve that rank in the US Army, dies in Lagos, Nigeria.

Yesterday in History

Jan 7th 1891: Folklorist Zora Neale Hurston is born in Notasulga, AL (Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God)




Jan 7th 1997: Former South African President Peter W. Botha is prosecuted for refusing to appear before the nation's truth commission