Today is Sunday, September 3rd, the 246th day of the year. There are 119
days remaining until the end of the year. There are 114 days remaining until
Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Classical Music Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, National
Piano Month, Chicken Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League
Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month, Skyscraper Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Cissy Houston, 89, singer
Johnny Mathis, 87, singer
Earl Cureton, 66, basketball player
Ernest Givins, 59, football player
Bennie Blades, 57, football player
Chris Gatling, 56, basketball player
George Lynch, 53, basketball player
Damon Stoudamire, 50, basketball player
Jevon Kearse, 47, football player
Raheem Morris, 47, football player/coach
The B.G., 43, rapper
Keisha Buchanan, 38, singer
T-Pain, 37, rapper
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Alan Locke, 137, 1st Black Rhodes Scholar (d. 1954)
Charles H. Houston, 128, NAACP leader
Mantan Moreland, 121, comedian
Dorothy Maynor, 113, founder (Harlem School of Arts) (d. 1996)
Frankie Lymon, 81, singer (d. 1968)
DEATHS
Major Lance, 1994, singer (b. 1939)
Michael Clarke Duncan, 2012, actor (b. 1957)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1838 – Future abolitionist, Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
1865 – Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen’s Bureau
to stop seizing land.
1906 – Philadelphia Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Philly before
10,000 fans.
1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, Search For
Tomorrow, airs its first episode on the CBS network.
1956 – Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton,
Tennessee.
1965 – Curt Flood’s record of 568 straight chances without an error
begins.
1974 – NBA guard Oscar Robertson, retires.
1995 – Jacksonville Jaguars lose their 1st NFL game
1995 – eBay founded.
HOROSCOPE
Venus is the ruling planet of your sign and as you were born in the first Decan, or part, of the sign, you actually receive twice as much planetary influence from Venus. Being the planet of harmony, warmth and appreciation of beauty, it is no wonder that these traits appear so strongly in your personality. You find the most fulfillment and enjoyment in close, loving relationships. Although you may take a while to commit, once you do, you use your creativity and imagination to find exciting ways to express your affection. You apply the same creativity to your style and environment, which you never fail to make aesthetically pleasing.
