July 30th Events & Coupons

Auctions, Pop Ups and Marketplaces See All

Netflix Bites MGM Grand Las Vegas
Pop Ups and Vendor Markets | Feb 11, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109

Conventions, Live Shows and Fairs See All

Warriors Album Silent Disco Listening Party with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis
Parties | Jul 30, 2025
United States > New York > New York City > > 10023
Hall of Excellence Rare Sports Memorabilia Exhibition at Fontainebleau
Memorabilia Exhibition | Jun 20 - Dec 31, 2025
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109

Coupons & Sales See All

Show and Movie Releases See All

Together
U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jul 30, 2025

Social and Cultural Events See All

National Cheesecake Day
Social and Cultural Events | Jul 30
Make Music New York, World Music Day
Social and Cultural Events | Jun 21 - Dec 21

July 30th In History

Contests and Giveaways See All

Ladies of STK DJ Tour
Contests | Jul 20 - Aug 26, 2023
United States > New York > New York City > > 10014

Firsts, Starts and Openings See All

Black Snow Debuts on AMC Television
Season 1 Premiere | Jul 30, 2023
First-ever Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival
Art Exhibitions | May 20 - Dec 31, 2023
Hong Kong > > Sai Wan Ho

Interviews See All

Bobi Wine Making Live Appearance During Bobi Wine: The People's President Screening Series
Film Screenings and Series | Jul 28 - Aug 5, 2023
United States > New York > New York City > > 10014

Milestones See All

Narratives See All

Rock n Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Launches and Openings | Jul 30, 1999 - Mar 16, 2002
United States > Florida > Bay Lake > > 32830

Product Releases See All

Show and Movie Releases See All

Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jun 28 - Aug 16, 2024

Mannie Jackson | Birthdays | May 4, 1939

Mannie Jackson

Birthdays | May 4, 1939

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | University of Illinois

United States > Missouri > > Illmo

Mannie Jackson is the chairman and co-owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, the exhibition basketball team he previously played for. When he purchased the team out of bankruptcy, Jackson became the first African American with controlling ownership in an entertainment organization and international sports team.

He has been heavily recognized throughout his career including an acknowledgment as one of the nation’s 30 most powerful and influential black corporate executives, one of the nation’s top 50 corporate strategists, and one of the 20 African-American high-net-worth entrepreneurs.

Jackson’s success came after a childhood of great poverty, being born and living in a boxcar in Illmo, Missouri. Jackson, along with Govoner Vaughn – who also went on to play for the Globetrotters – were the first African Americans to start on the University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball squad. During his collegiate career, Jackson often faced racism from the university’s fans and students. Despite this, Jackson was an outstanding player and, along with Vaughn, became the first African-American lettermen at the university and graduated in 1960.

After graduation, Jackson tried out for the New York Knicks, but failed to make the team. However, he was invited to try out for the Harlem Globetrotters. In 1964, after a short-lived career with the Globetrotters, he left the team to study economics and work with General Motors in Detroit. Then in 1986, he received a job at Honeywell and was quickly promoted to higher positions, soon becoming one of the company’s highest executives.

In 1986, Mannie Jackson helped to found the Executive Leadership Council, a group of African American corporate executives from various industries that would interact and build ties with one another.

In 1993, when the Harlem Globetrotters’ popularity was beginning to decline, and the team was nearly bankrupt, Jackson purchased the team for $5.5 million. Jackson soon replaced many of the older players and established a new focus on skilled showmanship. This move proved successful, helping the Harlem Globetrotters to regain its status as one of America’s favorite teams.

In 2010, Jackson was inducted as a laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. That same year he was awarded the Order of Lincoln – the State’s highest honor – by the governor of Illinois in the area of Sports. In 2017, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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