Today is Tuesday, December 5th, the 339th day of the year. There are 26
days remaining until the end of the year and 20 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Bingo Month,
Write a Friend Month, Bathtub Party Day, Repeal Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Jonathan Lewis, 70, trombonist (Atlantic Star)
Art Monk, 66, Hall of Fame football player
Doctor Dre, 60, radio personality
Eddy Curry, 41, basketball player
Lauren London, 38, actress
Josh Smith, 38, basketball player
Ross Bagley, 34, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Sonny Boy Williamson, 124, blues singer/musician (d. 1965)
Little Richard, 91, singer/songwriter (d. 2020)
DEATHS
Phillis Wheatley, 1784, poet/first published African-American woman (b. 1753)
Alexandre Dumas, 1870, writer (‘The Three Musketeers) (b. 1802)
“Fat” Larry James, 1987, drummer (Fat Larry’s Band-Zoom) (b. 1949)
Nelson Mandela, 2013, South African President (b. 1918)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1935 – National Council of Negro Women formed by Mary McLeod Bethune (NYC).
1947 – Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1955 – Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama.
1957 – NYC is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in
housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law).
1970 – LA Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing.
1972 – 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL).
1974 – Birmingham Americans defeat the Florida Blazers 22-21 in the
WFL’s World Bowl.
1981 – 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern Cal (RB).
1987 – 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR).
2008 – O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping
and armed robbery.
HOROSCOPE
As a Sagittarius born on December 5th, your assertiveness is matched by an equally restless and open nature. While others may shy away from expressing their true desires and feelings, you rarely have this problem. You will quickly let others know what you want and will work tireless let to achieve the goals you have set. You take the assertiveness into your interests, which have developed to be quite varied. In all aspects of life, you value honestly, which explains for the openness you share in your close relationships.
