Today is Wednesday, October 25th, the 298th day of the year. There are 67
days remaining until the end of the year and 61 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, Lupus
Month, National Diabetes Month, National Vegetarian Month, National
Pizza Month, National Popcorn Popping Month, Seafood Month, World Pasta Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Michael Boatman, 59, actor
J.A. Adande, 53, sports columnist
Craig Robinson, 52, actor
Mechad Brooks, 43, actor
Ciara, 38, singer
Lola Monroe, 37, rapper
Loren Jordan, 34, reality star
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Zelmo Beaty, 84, basketball player (d. 2013)
DEATHS
Vivian Dandridge, 1992, dancer (sister of Dorothy Dandridge) (b. 1921)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1940 – Benjamin O Davis Sr. becomes 1st African American general in US Army.
1945 – Jackie Robinson signed by Branch Rickey.
1964 – “The Wrong Way Run”, Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong
direction for a safety (NFL’s #1 blooper).
1971 – Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World.
1976 – Gov. Wallace grants full pardon to Clarence Norris, last known survivor
of 9 Scottsboro Boys who were wrongly convicted in 1931 rape.
1990 – Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title.
1992 – Toronto Blue Jays manager, Cito Gaston becomes the first African
American to manage a team to a World Series title.
1994 – Susan Smith causes a national stir when she claims her 2 kids were
carjacked by two Black men. She actually killed them.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Scorpio born on October 25th, your ambition, passion and composure are amongst your most well-known qualities. While others may be content with their place in life, you always strive for the next level of success. Your ambition can be unmatched at times, as you are willing to work tirelessly to meet the goals that you create for yourself. Your passion runs deep, but your composure allows you to appear calm and calculated to those around you. Your outward reserve is so well-developed, that even your friends and family struggle to understand you.
