Today is Tuesday, December 19th, the 353rd day of the year. There are 12
days remaining until the end of the year and 6 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Bingo Month,
Write a Friend Month, Oatmeal Muffin Day, Look for
an Evergreen Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Tim Reid, 79, actor/director
Lenny White, 74, singer
Jennifer Beals, 60, actress
Randall McDaniel, 59, football player
Chuckii Booker, 59, singer
Santana Dotson, 54, football player
Tyson Beckford, 53, model
Warren Sapp, 51, Hall of Fame football player
Bryant Westbrook, 49, football player
Maurice Williams, 41, basketball player
Spoken Reasons, 35, comedian
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Carter G. Woodson, (148), historian (d. 1950)
Cicely Tyson, 99, actress (d. 2021)
Maurice White, 82, singer (Earth, Wind & Fire) (d. 2016)
Reggie White, 61, Hall of Fame football player (d. 2004)
DEATHS
Pops Staples, 2000, singer/guitarist (The Staple Singers) (b. 1915)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1843 – “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is published, 6,000 copies sold.
1891 – 1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in U.S., Charles
Uncles, Baltimore.
1910 – 1st US city ordinance requiring white & black residential areas (Baltimore)
1913 – Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for heavyweight
boxing title.
1930 – James Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP.
1998 – Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives
forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill
Clinton to the Senate.
HOROSCOPE
As a Sagittarius born on December 19th, your charm and showmanship are amongst your most defining qualities. You are energized in social settings and use group settings to display your warm, friendly and likable personality. Although there are some people who avoid the spotlight at all costs, you seek out the center stage. It seems you always know how to captivate, entertain and intrigue an audience. These qualities have made you very popular through life, you would be surprised to know how many people desire your companionship.
