Today is Wednesday, November 22nd, the 327th day of the year. There are 39
days remaining until the end of the year and 33 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Native American Heritage Month,
Aviation History Month, National Adoption Awareness Month, Peanut
Butter Lovers Month, National Epilepsy Month, National Sleep Comfort
Awareness Month, Child Safety Protection Month!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Guion Steward Bluford Jr, 81, astronaut
James Edwards, 68, basketball player
Benoit Benjamin, 59, basketball player
Michael Kenneth Williams, 57, actor
Byron Houston, 52, basketball player
Tyoka Jackson, 52, football player
Candice Glover, 34, singer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Scatman Crothers, 1986, actor (b. 1910)
L. V. Johnson, 1994, singer (b. 1946 )
ON THIS DATE IN…
1930 – Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit.
1957 – Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY.
1961 – Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues.
1963 – President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in
Dallas, Texas.
1965 – Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
1968 – 1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek-Kirk & Uhura).
1991 – NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a then record $18.8 million for 2 yr
extension.
1994 – Jazz musicians Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry and Joshua Redman
perform in a concert beamed by satellite to 60 schools nationwide.
1996 – O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit
filed against him, saying it is “absolutely not true”.
2005 – 32nd American Music Award: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith & Kelly Clarkson
win.
2009 – 36th American Music Award: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Sagittarius born on November 22nd, your most well known qualities include your sensitivity, willpower and nurturing nature. You are always looking out for your friends and family, which explains why you are so in-tune with their needs. These qualities are greatly appreciated by your loved ones, who have witnessed, on more than one occasion, your willingness to sacrifice for their happiness. In all aspects of life, you take the same dedication. You will work tirelessly to accomplish a goal that you feel is worthwhile.
