Today is Thursday, November 21st, the 326th day of the year. There are 40
days remaining until the end of the year and 34 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Native American Heritage Month,
Aviation History Month, National Adoption Awareness Month, National
Child Safety Protection Month, Peanut Butter Lovers Month, National Sleep
Comfort Awareness Month, Game and Puzzle Week, False Confession Day,
World Hello Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
David Porter, 83, songwriter (Soul Man)
Earl “the Pearl” Monroe, 80, Hall of Fame basketball player
Alphonse Mouson, 76, jazz artist
Lonnie Jordan, 76, keyboardist/vocalist (War)
Cedric Maxwell, 69, basketball player
Olden Polynice, 60, basketball player
Antonio Tarver, 56, boxer
Ken Griffey, Jr., 55, baseball star
Michael Strahan, 53, Hall of Fame football player/TV show host
Cherie Johnson, 49, actress
Stromile Swift, 45, basketball player
Justin Tuck, 35, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Coleman Hawkins, 120, tenor saxophonist (d. 1969)
Dr. John, 84, singer (d. 2019)
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1654 – Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia.
1865 – Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC.
1893 – Granville T. Woods patents electric railway conduit.
1956 – Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP & 1st-ever Cy Young Award.
1968 – Supremes & Temptations release “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”.
1980 – Dallas’ “Who Shot JR?” episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill)
in the U.S.
2013 – The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three
members of the Scottsboro boys.
HOROSCOPE
As a Scorpio born on November 21st, you are as determined as you are caring. When confronted with a challenge or goal, you wont stop your efforts until the job is done. In relationships you show the same dedication, sacrificing your time and needs to support others. Your friends and family greatly appreciate your caring and compassionate nature, which explains why you are a coveted friend and companion.
