Died yesterday... Althea Gibson
• 1927: Born in Silver, S.C.
• 1947: Won the first of 10 consecutive American Tennis Association titles. The ATA was organized as an alternative for black players to the all-white U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.
• 1949: Enrolled at Florida A&M, where she played tennis, graudating in 1953.
• 1950: Became the first black player to compete at the U.S. Championships (now the U.S. Open).
• 1951: Played in her first Wimbledon.
• 1956: Won her first major singles title at the French Open.
• 1957: Won singles and doubles at Wimbledon, won singles and mixed doubles at U.S. Championships.
• 1958: Won singles and doubles at Wimbledon, won singles at U.S. Championships. Retired from amateur tennis and published her autobiography, "I Always Wanted to Be Somebody," in which she wrote: "Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, N.C."
• 1963: Integrated women's golf by joining the LPGA tour, playing from 1963 to 1977 without winning a title.
• 1971: Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
• 2003: Died at age 76.
