Today is Sunday, September 10th, the 253rd day of the year . There are 112
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Classical Music Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy, National Piano
Month, Chicken Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League
Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month, Sewing
Machine Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Roy Ayers, 83, jazz legend
Jim Hines, 77, track athlete
Bob Lanier, 75, basketball star
Big Daddy Kane, 55, rapper
Ben Wallace, 49, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Mordecai Johnson, 1976, 1st black president of Howard Univ. (1890)
DJ Uncle Al, 2001, deejay (b.1969)
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, 2005, musician (b. 1924)
Ronald Bell, 2020, musician (Kool & the Gang) (b. 1951)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1855 – James Mercer Langston elected township clerk of Brownhelm, Ohio,
becoming the first Black to hold elective office in the U.S.
1933 – 1st Negro League All-Star Game, West beats East 11-7 (Comiskey Park).
1956 – Louisville public schools integrates.
1963 – 20 black students entered public schools in Alabama.
1972 – U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team suffers 1st lose, 51-50 to USSR (disputed).
1973 – Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton.
1974 – Lou Brock ties (104) & then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark.
1989 – Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, the first of many in his
career.
1991 – Senate Committee begins hearings on Clarence Thomas’ nomination.
1998 – 15th MTV Awards: Madonna & Will Smith wins.
HOROSCOPE
Earth is your sign’s paired element and in fact, you are the only zodiac sign with a fixed connection to the element. Just as you can always rely on the Earth for providing firm ground to walk on, you seek the same stability in all aspects of life. The Earth’s influence is witnessed in your grounded and practical nature; you will gladly exchange fantastical dreams for practical goals. Embrace the positive qualities of earth as you continue to work to achieve your goals, but be careful to avoid the overcautiousness that may become a negative influence.
