Today is Monday, October 23rd, the 296th day of the year. There are 69
days remaining until the end of the year and 63 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Cookie Month,
Computer Learning Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
National Diabetes Month, Lupus Awareness Month, National Pizza
Month, National Popcorn Popping Month, National Vegetarian Month,
Seafood Month, TV Talk Show Host Day, National Mole Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Charlie Foxx, 84, singer (Mockingbird)
Pelé, 83, soccer legend
Martin Luther King, III, 66, civil rights leader
Michael Eric Dyson, 65, activist/professor/author
Jackie Long, 42, actor
Jordan Crawford, 35, basketball player
Stan Walker, 33, singer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Leonard Lee, 1976, singer (Shirley & Lee) (b. 1936)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1775 – Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army.
1886 – Wiley Jones operates the first streetcar in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
1945 – Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract.
1947 – NAACP petition on racism “An Appeal to the World” presented to UN.
1973 – Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica.
1991 – Clarence Thomas sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice.
1993 – Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a World Series winning walk-off
home run against the Philadelphia Phillies.
2001 – Apple releases the iPod.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Scorpio born on October 23rd, you are characterized by your passion, ambition and calm demeanor. You have set very specific goals for yourself and are willing to work tirelessly to meet these goals. Even though you are always working towards progress, you rarely become overwhelmed. Your friends and family marvel at your ability to stay cool, even in the most hectic situations.
