1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour

[Aug 22]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1950 [Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour]( On this day in 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African-American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition. Growing up in Harlem, the young Gibson was... [read more »]( American Revolution 1776 [Redcoats land at Long Island »]( Automotive 1962 [Citroen helps De Gaulle survive assassination attempt »]( Civil War 1862 [Lincoln replies to Horace Greeley »]( Cold War 1968 [Czechs protest against Soviet invasion »]( Crime 1933 [The Barker clan kills an officer in their fruitless robbery »]( Disaster 1992 [Hurricane Andrew pounds Bahamas »]( General Interest 1485 [Battle of Bosworth Field »]( 1851 [U.S. wins first America's Cup »]( 1864 [International Red Cross founded »]( 1922 [Michael Collins assassinated »]( 1992 [Incident at Ruby Ridge »]( Hollywood 1938 [Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers grace Life cover »]( Literary 1935 [Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. Annie Proulx is born »]( Music 1969 [Zager and Evans end a six-week run at #1 with their smash-hit "In The Year 2525 »]( Old West 1898 [Hired killer Jim Miller joins Texas Rangers »]( Presidential 1848 [Ulysses S. Grant marries »]( Sports 1989 [Nolan Ryan registers 5,000th strikeout »]( Vietnam War 1962 [Kennedy reports stalemate in Vietnam »]( 1967 [Graduated bombing policy condemned »]( 1968 [VC repudiates Johnson's peace overture »]( 1972 [Demonstrators disrupt Republican National Convention in Miami Beach »]( World War I 1914 [Heavy casualties suffered in the Battles of the Frontiers »]( World War II 1944 [Romania captured by the Soviet Union »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](