Today is Wednesday, September 18th, the 262nd day of the year. There are 104

Benjamin Carson
Benjamin Carson

days remaining until the end of the year and 98 days remaining until Christmas.

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES  Classical Music Month,

Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, Chicken

Month, National Piano Month, Self Improvement Month,

Baby Safety Month, Little League Month, Honey Month,

National Cheeseburger Day

Holly Robinson-Pete
Holly Robinson-Pete

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Otis Sistrunk, 77, football player

Benjamin Carson, 73, neurosurgeon

Holly Robinson-Pete, 60, actress

Ricky Bell, 57, singer (New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe)

Jada Pinkett-Smith, 53, actress

Ricky Bell
Ricky Bell

Aisha Tyler, 53, actress

Towanda Braxton, 50, singer

Xzibit, 49, rapper

Angela Simons, 36, reality star

Serge Ibaka, 34, basketball player

HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, 119, actor (Jack Benny Show) (1977)

Jada Pinkett-Smith
Jada Pinkett-Smith

Dennis Johnson, 70, basketball player (2007)

DEATHS

“Blind” Willie Johnson, 1945, blues/spiritual singer and guitarist (b. 1897)

Jimi Hendrix, 1970, rock guitarist (b.1943)

Jimmy Witherspoon, 1997, singer (b. 1932)

Bob Hayes, 2002, football player/track athlete (b. 1942)

Ken Norton, 2013, heavyweight boxer (b. 1943)

Bob Hayes
Bob Hayes

ON THIS DATE IN…

1850 – Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 1850.

1895 – Booker T. Washington delivers ‘Atlanta Compromise’ address.

1945 – 1000 whites walk out of Gary, Indiana schools to protest integration.

1946 – Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title.

1948 – Ralph J. Bunche confirmed as acting U.N. mediator in Palestine.

1972 – 1st Black National League umpire, Art Williams.

Kimberly Aiken
Kimberly Aiken

1975 – Heiress-turned-bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured

by FBI in San Francisco.

1980 – Cosmonaut Arnoldo Tamayo, a Cuban, becomes the first Black to

travel in space.

1993 – Kimberly Clarice Aiken crowned 67th Miss America 1994.

HOROSCOPE

The Virgo’s elemental pair is Earth and in fact, you are the only zodiac sign with a fixed connection to the element. You desire stability and may even be stubborn in your attempts to obtain it. Just as Earth provides solid ground to walk on, you search for the same reliability in all aspects of life. Earth’s influence is directly linked to your practical and realistic expectations. As you continue to embrace Earth’s elemental powers, you will work positively to achieving your goals. Be wary of Earth’s negative influence, which include an excessive amount of caution and conservatism.

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