Today is Friday, June 16th, the 167th day of the year. There are 198 days
remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month,
National Candy Month, National Dairy Month, National Iced Tea
Month, Fresh Veggies Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Bill Cobbs, 89, actor
Lamont Dozier, 82, songwriter/producer
Eddie LeVert, 81, singer (The O’Jays)
James Smith, 73, singer (The Stylistics)
Darrell Griffith, 65, basketball player
Cobi Jones, 53, soccer player
Anthony Carter, 48, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Lucky Thompson, 99, saxophonist (d. 2005)
Tupac Shakir, 52, rapper
DEATHS
Chick Webb, 1939, drummer/bandleader (b. 1905)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1822 – Denmark Vessey leads slave rebellion in South Carolina.
1858 – Abraham Lincoln delivers his “House Divide” speech in
Springfield, Illinois.
1903 – Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
1969 – Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell
Jr. from the House of Representatives.
1970 – Kenneth A. Gibson is elected 1st Black mayor of Newark,
New jersey.
1975 – The Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem-Abdul Jabbar to the
Los Angeles Lakers.
1987 – Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz is acquitted on all but
gun possession charges after shooting four Black youths who
tried to rob him.
1991 – Otis Nixon steals a National League record 6 bases in one
day.
HOROSCOPE
As a Gemini born on June 16th, you are most energized by the outside world. You take every chance to learn about topics you find interesting and are eager to talk about these subjects with others. Your friends and peers are often impressed with your communication skills and greatly appreciate your insightful observations. Your quick whit and clever way of looking at things gives you charm that is hard to resist.
