Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

1936Radish Tordia, Georgian painter and educator^[†]

Radish Tordia is a Georgian painter of figurative art. He works in oil painting, with particular emphasis on colouristic features. His preferred subject is women, who he regards as "the most beautiful creation in the world".

Headlines from August 21, 1936

DROUGHT AID ADDS $100,000,000 BURDEN TO RELIEF OUTLAYS; Hopkins Is Silent on Whether Congress Will Be Asked in January for an Increase. SUMMER WPA CASH A BOON Jobs Given Will Carry Many Families Over Until New Crops Next June. DROUGHT AID COSTS PUT AT $100,000,000

Flag Row Mars Divine Pilgrimage As 1,877 Visit 'Promised Land'; Kingston Police Threaten Homeward Sailing of Harlem 'Angels' Until National Banner Inscribed 'Father Divine Is God,' Protested by Legionnaire, Is Surrendered.

PRESIDENT TO STUDY INSURANCE OF CROPS; Reliable Low Cost Credit Plan Also Is Included in His Post-Election Program. GRANGE HEAD URGES POLICY Louis J. Taber, After Hyde Park Conference, Puts Annual Cost at $25,000,000. PRESIDENT TO STUDY INSURING OF CROPS

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Revolt in Portugal, London Hears; President Carmona Believed Slain; Unconfirmed Reports Follow Nine-Hour Absence of Messages From Country -- Lisbon Radio Station Silent All Night -'Plot' Against Dictatorship Bared Last February.

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