November 3, 1949 Larry Holmes, former heavyweight boxing champion, was born in Cuthbert, Georgia. Holmes started boxing at the age of 19 and had an amateur record of 19 wins and 3 losses. He had his first professional fight on March 21, 1973 and won the heavyweight championship when he defeated Ken Norton on June […]
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November 3rd in African American History – Charles Dean Dixon
November 3, 1976 Charles Dean Dixon, orchestra conductor, died. Dixon was born January 10, 1915 in New York City. He studied conducting at the Juilliard School and Columbia University. In 1931, when early pursuits of conducting engagements were stifled by racial bias, Dixon formed his own orchestra and choral society.