While its commonly believed that "nothing" was really know about Wilson's condition, the opposite is actually true. The news broke on how bad it was on this day in 1919.
What would be done about it, in terms of his role, wasn't apparent. It was generally assumed that the Vice President would be taking over his duties.
And the Air Derby wrapped up, with Lt. Maynard, who was not a "parson", but who had been a Protestant seminary student before the war, the victor.
On this day, in Japan, the Olympus Corporation, (オリンパス株式会社 Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha), the famous manufacturer of optics, and now also electronics, was founded. And Dorie Miller, who would become famous for his heroics at Pearl Harbor, was born.
Miller was born in Waco Texas on this day to parents who were farmers, which was his occupation prior to joining the Navy at age 20. He served in the mess section as that was a section open to blacks in the segregated Navy of the era, but his race did not preclude the 6'3" Miller from becoming the West Virginia's heavyweight boxing champion.
On duty in the West Virginia on December 7, 1941, he heroically manned a machine gun and aided the wounded during the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor. He was killed less than two years later when the ship which he was then on, the Liscome Bay, was struck by a Japanese torpedo and went down with heavy loss of life.
Miller was a recipient of the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor. He was the first African American to receive the medal.
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