Today is Saturday, November 18th, the 322nd day of the year. There are 43
days remaining until the end of the year and 37 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Native American Heritage Month,
National Adoption Awareness Month, Peanut Butter Lovers Month,
Aviation History Month, National Sleep Comfort Month, National
Epilepsy Month, Child Safety Protection Month, Game and Puzzle Week,
Occult Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Mickey Mouse, 95, cartoon character
Delroy Lindo, 71, actor
Warren Moon, 67, Hall of Fame football player
J.C. Watts, 66, politician
Seth Joyner, 59, football player
Gary Sheffield, 55, baseball player
Raghib Ismail, 54, football player
Romany Malco, 55, actor
Sam Cassell, 54, basketball player
Mike Epps, 53, comedian/actor
Jason Williams, 48, basketball player
Fabolous, 46, rapper
Nate Parker, 44, actor
Damon Wayans Jr., 41, actor
Alexis Felix, 38, track star
Jeffrey Jordan, 35, basketball player (son of Michael Jordan)
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Sojourner Truth, (b. 1787), abolitionist/feminist
Hank Ballard, 96, singer (d. 2003)
Jack Tatum, 75, Hall of Fame football player (d. 2010)
DEATHS
Junior Parker, 1971, singer (b. 1927)
Cab Calloway, 1994, band leader/actor (b. 1908)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1949 – NL batting leader (.342), Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP.
1963 – The touch-tone phone is introduced.
1964 – J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as “most notorious liar”.
1970 – Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title.
1975 – Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver returns to U.S.
1978 – In Jonestown Guyana 918 members of Peoples Temple are murdered/
commit suicide under leadership of cult leader Jim Jones.
1983 – Sweet Honey in the Rock, a cappella singers, perform their 10th
anniversary reunion concert at Washington D.C.
1987 – Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st player from a last-place club to win an MVP.
1992 – “Malcolm X” with Denzel Washington premieres in U.S.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Scorpio born on November 18th, you’re as caring as you are determined. You dedicate yourself fully to all your relationships, which explains why you often find yourself looking out for the needs of others above all else. Your friends and family appreciate your nurturing ways, but they truly admire your determination. When confronted with a worthwhile challenge, there is nothing that will prevent you from conquering it. Your willpower is amongst your greatest strengths.
