Today is Sunday, October 15th, the 288th day of the year. There are 77
days remaining until the end of the year and 71 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Cookie
Month, Seafood Month, Lupus Awareness Month, National Popcorn Popping
Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, National Pizza Month, Computer Learning
Month, National Diabetes Awareness Month, National Vegetarian Month,
Pastoral Care Week, White Cane Safety Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Tito Jackson, 70, singer (Jackson 5)
Eric Benét, 53, singer
Ginuwine, 48, singer
Keyshia Cole, 42, singer
Aaron Aflalo, 38, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1883 – Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.
1968 – Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100
meters in two consecutive Olympic games.
1974 – National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing.
1979 – N.Y. Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier.
1987 – NFL Players Association orders an end to 24 day strike.
1991 – Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice (52-48).
1993 – Nelson Mandela & South Africa president F.W. de Klerk awarded
Nobel Peace Prize.
1997 – N.Y. jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit
against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988.
2001 – Dr. Ruth Simmons, first African American leader of an Ivy
League institution, inaugurated as the 18th president of Brown
University.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Libra born on October 15th, you are well-known for your social, intellectual and loyal nature. Although you are comfortable alone with the workings of your mind, you take much more interest in a social setting where you can express your thoughts to an audience. Your friends and family enjoy your whit and intelligence, but they may be most appreciate of your loyalty. As you value dedication and reliability in relationships over all else, you take special care to posses these qualities.