Today is Friday, August 25th, the 237th day of the year. There are 128
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month,
National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month,
Romance Awareness Month, Be Kind to Humankind Week,
Kiss and Make Up Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Walter Williams, 80, singer (O’Jays)
Charlie Sanders, 77, football player
Shock G, 60, rapper (Digital Underground)
Blair Underwood, 59, actor
Cornelius Bennett, 58, football player
Albert Belle, 57, baseball player
Robert Horry, 53, basketball player
Marvin Harrison, 51, football player
Kel Mitchell, 44, actor
Justin Upton, 36, baseball player
Alexandra Burke, 35, singer
Dexter McCluster, 35, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Aaliyah, 2001, singer/actress (b. 1979)
Kevin Duckworth, 2008, basketball player (b. 1964)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1862 – U.S. Secretary of War authorizes Gen. Rufus Saxton to arm 5,000 slaves.
1908 – National Association of Colored Nurses forms.
1925 – Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organizes in Harlem, N.Y. by A.
Phillip Randolph.
1950 – Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.
1968 – Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to win US singles championship.
1985 –Met Dwight Gooden becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d).
HOROSCOPE
As a Virgo born on August 25th, you are known for your quick whit, discipline and generosity. When you find a challenge or task that you consider to be worthwhile, you will dedicate yourself to it fully. In these situations, your attention to detail and focused mind flourish. You apply the same amount of dedication to people who are important to you. Your generosity is appreciated by those closest to you, as you sometimes find yourself addressing the needs of others before your own.
