Today is Friday, October 20th, the 293rd day of the year. There are 72
days remaining until the end of the year and 66 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Cookie Month,
Computer Learning Month, National Vegetarian Month, National Pizza
Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month,
National Diabetes Month, National Popcorn Popping Month, Seafood
Month, Brandied Fruit Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Isaac Curtis, 73, basketball player
Herman Moore, 54, football player
Eddie Jones 52, basketball player
Snoop Dogg, 52,legendary rapper
Terrence J, 46, actor
Willis McGahee, 42, football player
Jennifer Freeman, 38, actress
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton, 133, jazz pianist/composer (d. 1941)
Fayard Nicholas, 109, actor/dancer (d. 2006)
Aaron Pryor, 68, boxer (d. 2016)
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1820 – Spain sells part of Florida to U.S. for $5 million.
1864 – President Lincoln formally establishes Thanksgiving as a national
holiday.
1898 – The first African American owned insurance company, North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Company founded.
1924 – 1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0.
1946 – W.E.B. DuBois delivers his famous speech, “Behold The Lord”.
1955 – Harry Belafonte records “Day-O” (Banana Boat Song).
1963 – Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 1,863 yds.
1967 – All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers in
Meridan, Mississippi.
1976 – N.Y. Nets Julius “Dr. J” Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers.
1989 – Federal Judge Alcee Hastings impeached by the U.S. Senate.
1991 – Arthur Ashe and Quincy Jones head delegation of Black Americans to
assess political changes in South Africa.
HOROSCOPE
As a Libra born on October 20th, your personality is characterized by your analytical mind, social nature and commitment to loyalty. Social settings are most appealing to you, as you become engaged in sharing your thoughts and observations to those around you. Your friends, coworkers and peers, can easily appreciate your clever communication, but they may value the most for your loyalty. In all your relationships, you value loyalty and reliability over all else.
