1914 - Joe Louis Barrow was born on May 13, 1914Joseph Louis Barrow was born on May 13, 1914. The son of a sharecropper, Joseph was raised on a cotton farm. field near Lafayette, Alabama. Growing up as the eighth child in a small household, financial difficulties are inevitable. An example of this was that children had to sleep three to a bed. Joseph received little education and after his mother, Lillie Barrow, remarried (learning that her husband, Munroe Barrow, and Joseph's father had died at the Searcy State Hospital for the Colored Insane), the family moved to Detroit, Michigan. Since the move to Detroit was the first major change in Joseph's life, Joseph was unprepared for school. He was often seen as stupid due to his social awkwardness or as being shy and quiet. In order to “change” this, his mother paid for violin lessons. 1934 - First professional boxing match After a friend introduced Joseph to boxing at Brewster's East Side Gymnasium, he fell in love with it. To prevent his mother from discovering his boxing, he shortened his name to Joe Louis, and she eventually discovered him. A few years later, through his success on the amateur boxing scene, Joseph met John Roxborough who became his manager for life. Teaming up with John Roxborough, Julian Black was hired as fight promoter and Jack Blackburn as Joseph's trainer. His first fight was scheduled for July 4, 1934, where he kayoed his opponent Jack Kracken. Until the end of 1935, Joseph had already participated in 14 fights. These 14 fights allowed Joseph to accumulate nearly $370,000 in prize money. 1936-1938 - First professional defeat and first championship title On June 19, 1936, a German fighter named Max Schmeling defeated Joe Louis...... middle of paper ......groin addiction and a case of paranoia. As a result, his wife Martha committed him to a psychiatric hospital. Joe Louis also worked as an “official greeter” at Caesars Palace at this time. Given the fact that he still owed taxes to the government, the government agreed not to collect the back taxes. On April 12, 1981, Joseph Louis Barrow died of a heart attack. During his life, Joe Louis married four times and had two children. President Ronald Reagan allowed Joe Louis to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery since he served in the military. 1920s - Scientific discovery In 1928, the perfect bubble gum recipe was invented by Walter Diemer. Before Walter's discovery, there were many attempts to create bubble gum. There were bubble gum recipes before Walter's, but the gum was way too wet and couldn't hold its shape. Be an accountant