Today is Friday, November 17th, the 321st day of the year. There are 44
days remaining until the end of the year and 38 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Native American Heritage Month,
Aviation History Month, National Adoption Awareness Month, Peanut
Butter Lovers Month, National Sleep Comfort Month, National Epilepsy
Month, Game and Puzzle Week, Homemade Bread Day, Take A Hike Day,
World Peace Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Elvin Hayes, 78, Hall of Fame basketball player
RuPaul, 63, drag queen/model/actor (RuPaul Show)
Howard Griffith, 56, football player
Ronnie Devoe, 56, singer (New Edition, Bell Div Devoe)
Reggie Wayne, 45, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Paul Cuffe, (b. 1759), abolitionist (d. 1817)
Yolanda King, 67, civil rights activist (daughter of Martin Luther King) (d. 2007)
DEATHS
Audre Lorde, 1992, author (Black Unicorn) (d. 1992)
Esther Rolle, 1998, actress (b. 1920)
Arthur Conley, 2003, singer (Sweet Soul Music) (b. 1946)
Ruth Brown, 2006, blues singer (b. 1928)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1842 – Fugitive slave George Latimer captured in Boston.
1911 – Omega Psi Phi Fraternity founded
1956 – Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate).
1959 – Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year.
1973 – President Richard Nixon tells AP “…people have got to know whether or
not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook”.
1980 – WHMN-TV in Washington, D.C. becomes the first Black public
broadcasting television station.
1991 – 1st TV condom ad aired (FOX- TV).
1998 – Whitney Houston releases “My Love is Your Love”.
HOROSCOPE
As a Scorpio born on November 17th, your sensitivity, caring nature and determination define you. Your friends and family can always count on you to provide them whatever support they need during tough times. You enjoy to help others and will often sacrifice your own needs to do so. Your dedication is not limited to friendships, as you meet all aspects of your life with great determination. When there is something you want, you will not quit until it is yours.
