... 1923 (85 years ago today), Alice Coachman was born in Albany, Georgia. This site, which includes clips of her oral history, writes of Coachman:
As a child, she was drawn to athletics, but was denied access to public training facilities because of segregation polices. Determined to hone her athletic abilities, Coachman ran barefoot on the back roads of Georgia and devised all sorts of makeshift set-ups to jump over — from strings and ropes to sticks and tied rags.
Her specialty was the high jump, and her victory in that event in the 1948 Summer Games made her the "first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal." She's the founder of a Track & Field Foundation named after her.
... 1918 (90 years ago today), as Germany worked for an armistice ending World War I, the 
country's Chancellor announced Kaiser Wilhelm II's abdication. In point of fact, the Kaiser (left) had not yet consented to give up his throne; however, "[f]aced with a fait accompli Wilhelm formally abdicated and went into exile in Holland." The latter country would refuse to hand him over notwithstanding that Article 229 of the Versailles Treaty envisioned his trial, as a "[p]erson guilty of criminal acts against the nationals of more than one of the Allied and Associated Powers," who would "be brought before military tribunals composed of members of the military tribunals of the Powers concerned." No such tribunal ever was convened.
country's Chancellor announced Kaiser Wilhelm II's abdication. In point of fact, the Kaiser (left) had not yet consented to give up his throne; however, "[f]aced with a fait accompli Wilhelm formally abdicated and went into exile in Holland." The latter country would refuse to hand him over notwithstanding that Article 229 of the Versailles Treaty envisioned his trial, as a "[p]erson guilty of criminal acts against the nationals of more than one of the Allied and Associated Powers," who would "be brought before military tribunals composed of members of the military tribunals of the Powers concerned." No such tribunal ever was convened.
