Archive | September 27, 2010
Francis Gregory Alan Morris

September 27th in African American History – Francis Gregory Alan Morris

September 27, 1933 Francis Gregory Alan Morris, television and movie actor, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Morris began his acting career in the early 1960s with guest appearances on TV shows such as “The Twilight Zone” and “Ben Casey”. In September, 1966 he was cast in his most memorable role as the electronics expert in […]

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Stephanie Diana Wilson

September 27th in African American History – Stephanie Diana Wilson

September 27, 1966 Stephanie Diana Wilson, the second African American woman (after Mae Jemison) to go into space, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Wilson earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science from Harvard University in 1988 and her Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1992. She […]

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