Footage of the waves of the Andaman Islands also appeared in the film " Thicker than Water ", shot by cinematographer Jack Johnson, who later achieved worldwide fame as a popular musician.

* 1987 – Jack Johnson, American actor

* Jack Starrett as Gabby Johnson

* 1910 – African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States.

Hoover's FBI investigated Hollywood lobbyist Jack Valenti, a special assistant and confidant to President Lyndon Johnson, in 1964.

* 1975 – Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and musician

* 1878 – Jack Johnson, American boxer ( d. 1946 )

The medal may be awarded to an individual more than once ( John Kenneth Galbraith and Colin Powell each have received two awards ; Ellsworth Bunker received both of his awards With Distinction ), and may also be awarded posthumously ( for example, Cesar Chavez, Paul " Bear " Bryant, Roberto Clemente, Jack Kemp, John F. Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, and Lyndon Johnson ).

* 1910: Nationwide riots following the heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries in Reno, Nevada on July 4

James J. Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Bob Fitzsimmons, and later Jack Dempsey were the names that inspired during those years, and he grew up a lover of all contests of violent, masculine struggle.

In January 2007, a tribute album, entitled Endless Highway: The Music of The Band, was released which included contributions by My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, Gomez, Guster, Bruce Hornsby, Jack Johnson and ALO, Lee Ann Womack, The Allman Brothers Band, Blues Traveler, Jakob Dylan, and Rosanne Cash, amongst others.

A 1987 U. S. tour starred Jack Wagner as Tony, with Valarie Pettiford as Anita and was directed by Alan Johnson.

* June 10 – Jack Johnson, African-American boxer ( b. 1878 )

* July 4 – African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.

* March 31 – Jack Johnson, American boxer ( d. 1946 )

It also represented a turning point, as young talent emerged from around the world, the likes of Ferguson, Clendenin and Wayne Wong, had given way to an new field of talent like " Little " Jack Taylor, Peter Johnson in Moguls, Eddie Lincoln, Bob " BadBob " Salerno and Frank Bare Jr. in Aerials and Scott Willingham and Mark Steigemeier in Ballet.

One of his most famous fights was against Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, in a 6 round exhibition bout.

World heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson ( boxer ) | Jack Johnson, nicknamed the " Galveston Giant "

Later Jack Johnson, nicknamed the “ Galveston Giant ”, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion.

On the right is Mrs. Kennedy ; to the left is Mrs. Johnson ; sitting down near the airplane window is Jack Valenti, White House aide.

* Jack Johnson, touching on defeat with honor

During this period, his son, future ABC newsman, Jack Smith ( April 25, 1945 — April 7, 2004 ), was serving with the U. S. Army 7th Cavalry Regiment in South Vietnam and fought at the Battle of Ia Drang.

He was the second boxer to have fought a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson.

There is a report that Johnson even fought and KO'd Jim Jeffries ' brother Jack, and taunted him about it to force a fight, with no success.

After a public battle with drugs, Feldman fought to re-establish his life and career by working with youths, starring in several lesser-known films, and branching out with an album of New Jack Swing music, entitled " Love Left ".

Other noteworthy battles were fought in Independence in 1862, Lone Jack a few days later, and again in Independence in 1864.

In fact, Howe fought so often in his rookie season that coach Jack Adams told him, " I know you can fight.

Some experts have questioned the level of competition he fought during his career, observing that he did not meet the WBC Champion Azumah Nelson of Ghana, whom commentator Jack McGowan of the Belfast Telegraph has stated that McGuigan would not have beaten.

Back to the drawing board, he beat Rocky Castellani, the then lightweight world champion Beau Jack, and Laurent Dauthuille ( the latter of whom fought Gavilan in Montreal, Canada ).

He ultimately fought in 107 bouts, winning Golden Gloves and other championships and picking up the nickname ' Champion Jack ', which he used the rest of his life.

* Jack Churchill: Unlimited Boldness, ISBN 1-873907-06-0, an account of the fantastic career of ' Mad Jack ' Churchill, who fought World War II with a sword, and bow and arrows.

In November 1971 he went to London, England and fought the British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion, Jack Bodell.

In 1979, following Jack Lynch's resignation as Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil, two candidates fought in the leadership election, George Colley and Charles Haughey.

After fighting Jack Sharkey, later a heavyweight world champion, in 1928 for the right to fight Tunney, on 26 July 1928, Heeney fought Gene Tunney at Yankee Stadium, New York City, for the world heavyweight championship title.

Loughran fought many middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight champions in his career, including Gene Tunney, Jack Sharkey and Georges Carpentier.

In 1967 he fought over the office of vice president of the National Union of Students against Jack Straw ( later Labour Party MP and Secretary of State for Justice of the UK ).

This is supported in the writings of " Black Jack " Pershing who fought with the 10th on Kettle Hill and who was present when Col. Roosevelt reached the top of Kettle Hill.

Captain Jack had never fought the Army, and was alarmed at this command, but finally agreed to put down his weapons.

The battle was fought between the United States Army under Lieutenant Colonel Frank Wheaton and a band of the Native American Modoc tribe from Oregon and California, led by Captain Jack.

In December 1941, he fought Jack London, a heavyweight who was later ( in 1944 ) to win the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.

In September 1944, Mills fought Jack London for the vacant British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.

Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta began their series of famous bouts towards the middle of the decade, Jack and Montgomery fought four times, and Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale starred in what boxing critics have often called one of the fiercest rivalries in boxing history.

Jacob ( Jack ) Shulman, ( 1914-1999 ), was an American anti-Revisionist Communist activist who fought in the Spanish Civil War and later moved to the People's Republic of China.

After Kayla confessed to Steve that Jack had raped her, Jack and Steve fought on a rooftop.