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Hugh Mulzac

Hugh Mulzac, Vincentian-American soldier and politician (died 1971)

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Born
March 26, 1886
Died
January 30, 1971
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1886

About Hugh Mulzac

Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac was an African-Caribbean member of the United States Merchant Marine. He earned a Master rating in 1918, which should have qualified him to command a ship, but racial discrimination prevented this from occurring until September 29, 1942. Within two years he had earned his shipping master's certificate, the first ever issued to an African American. With this, he became famous for being the first ever black captain, the first black man to obtain a ships masters license and the first black man ever to command a fully integrated vessel.

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The world when Hugh Mulzac was born

Hugh Mulzac was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hugh Mulzac's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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