who was the 1st black navy diver?
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I believe you're referring to Carl Brashear, whose story is told in the movie, "Men of Honor", with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro.
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a guy name Garincha or something like that, all I can tell you is that he was black and talented. trivia: one leg was shorter than the other :)
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i actually know a guy who was on the maddox at the time, and from all accounts ive ever read, that ship fired the first shot
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Here you go.  The Reuben James.\n\nIn October 31, 1941, a little more than a month before the United States entered the Second World War, USS Reuben James (DD 245) was escorting a convoy about 600 miles west of Ireland. With 44 merchantmen in the convoy, Reuben James, along with the destroyers Tarbell (DD 142), Benson (DD 421), Hilary P. Jones (DD 427) and Niblack (DD 424), was holding an average speed just under nine knots. It was 5:39 a.m. and Reuben James was 2,000 yards off the convoy's port flank. Without warning, a torpedo struck Reuben James, tearing her in two.\n\nThe bow section sank immediately and the stern went up in a tremendous explosion. Within minutes, there was nothing left of Reuben James. Only 45 of the 160 man crew survived, and Reuben James became the first destroyer casualty of World War II.\n\nTake a look at the link below.  For extra points, it is worth ready about the Greer and the Kearny.  Those two destroyer captains each had a "rabbit's foot" in their pocket.
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Mr. B (Principal Belding)\nOoh... and there was this other black kid that was geek but he was so hot? he used to talk very weird... kinda like with a frog in his throat I tell ya HOTNESS!
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Byron Brown. He is Buffalo's first African-American mayor.
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Union Admiral at the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.\n\n"Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!"\n\nYou could always Google it yourself.......
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Even though he did not break the world record, I think what he did was awesome. How many people can say that they can 1st live underwater in a fish tank for 170 some odd hours straight--then (without resting, eating or anything)become chained and hold your breath and remove the chains at the same time. Plus staying underwater for over 7 minutes. That guy is amazing. He definitely didn't fail in his task, he just didn't get as far as he wanted to go.
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Elbert Frank Cox (December 5, 1895–November 28, 1969) was an American mathematician who became the first black person in the world to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics. He spent most of his life as a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he was known as an excellent teacher. During his life, he overcame various difficulties which arose because of his race. In his honor, the National Association of Mathematicians established the Cox-Talbert-Address, which is annually handed out at the NAM's national meetings. The Elbert F. Cox Scholarship Fund, which is used to help black students pursue studies, is named in his honor as wel
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Obviously Robert Pires - give the diving tw*t something to cry about !!!
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Occupation Diver\nCause of death the bends from comming up 100 feet in too short of time
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Robert Johnson first black billionaire (1st link)\nOprah Winfrey first black female billionaire (2nd link)
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Rebekka Armstrong\nMagic Johnson (enterperneur/basket ball player)\nGreg Louganis (American Olympic diver)\nAndy Bell (Singer/group Erasure)\nChristine Maggiore (model) \nAutum Aquino\nTommy Morrison (boxer)\n Andrew Sullivan (magazine editor)
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From the profession of black smith
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The first black american military pilots were trained in Tuskegee, Alabama (hence the name) during WWII. They had to fight against prejudice as well as the enemy and were successfull on both counts.
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1588 The English Navy defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel and saved England from being invaded by Spain. This also resulted in the type of coloring known as the "Black Irish" when Spanish sailors washed up on the Irish coast, couldn't get back home to Spain and stayed in Ireland, marrying Irish women, and leaving their dark hair in their descendants together with white skin and blue eyes (think of Courtney Cox).  Sir Walter Raleigh was in the English Navy of Elizabeth I. For more info, check with Wikipedia under English navy Elizabethan period or 16th century.
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Hiram Revels\nSenator from Mississippi; first African American senator