Weekend Activities: April 26-28

Friday, April 26th                 

1830-2130                            Ice Skating

Saturday, April 27th

1130-1500                            Cadets Choice

1800-2200                            Movie Run

Sunday, April 28th       

0730-1600                            Disneyland California Adventure

Campus Beautification for Earth Day

–Calling all ANA employees and Cadets:

FROM THE DESK OF THE COMMANDANT:

Today: National Telephone Day

On April 25th, we observe National Telephone Day. Around the world, there are 9.82 billion mobile phones. And while some predicted the landline to be obsolete by 2020, there are still about 931 million landlines around the world.

Who invented the telephone? 

Today In History: Chuck Cooper becomes first African American selected in NBA draft

On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics make Chuck Cooper, an All-American forward from Duquesne University, the first African American picked in NBA draft. With the selection, the first pick in the second round, Cooper breaks the NBA’s color barrier and changes the league for the better.

The pick was met with skepticism by some in the NBA, including some of the Celtics’ owners. But Celtics founder and original owner Walter Brown famously said that Cooper could be “striped, plaid or polka dot … All I know is the kid can play basketball, and we want him on the Boston Celtics.”

Cooper’s selection provided a pathway for other African American players to play in the league. Earl Lloyd, who became the first African American to play in an NBA game, with the Washington Capitols, was selected later in the same draft as Cooper. 

PRESIDENT’S TRIVIA