Today is Thursday, December 14th, the 349th day of the year. There are 17
days remaining until the end of the year and 11 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Bingo Month,
Write a Friend Month, National Bouillabaisse Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Hal Willliams, 85, actor
T. K. Carter, 67, actor
Tamecka Dixon, 48, basketball player
Nicholas Batum, 35, basketball player
Kiari Cephus, 32, rapper
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Sam Jones, 98, Hall of Fame baseball player (d. 1971)
Ernie Davis, 84, football player (d. 1963)
Anthony Mason, 57, basketball player (d. 2015)
DEATHS
George Washington, 1799, 1st president USA (b. 1733)
Dinah Washington, 1963, singer (b. 1922)
Mike Evans, 2006, actor (b. 1949)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1915 – Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion.
1969 – Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on “Ed Sullivan Show”.
1990 – Louis Jordan’s revue “Five Guys Named Moe” premieres in London.
1991 – 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR).
1992 – Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him.
2008 – President George W. Bush made his fourth and final (planned) trip to
Iraq as president and is almost struck by two shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi
journalist during a farewell press conference in Baghdad.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Sagittarius born on December 14th, you are naturally charismatic and unafraid of taking risks. Your friends and family know you for your warm, friendly and charming personality. You love social settings, as it gives you a chance to use your natural gifts for communication to captivate an audience. In many ways, you are a showman, which may explain why you are so comfortable taking risks. You know that without taking risks, there are no worthwhile rewards.
