Today is Monday, December 25th, the 359th day of the year. There are 6
days remaining until the end of the year. Today is Christmas Day!
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Bingo Month,
Write a Friend Month, National Pumpkin Pie Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
CCH Pounder, 71, actress
Rickey Henderson, 65, baseball player
Eric Gordon, 35, basketball Player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Cab Calloway, 116, singer/bandleader (Minnie the Moocha) (d. 1994)
McKinley Mitchell, 89, US gospel/singer (d. 1986)
O’Kelly Isley, 86, singer (Isley Brothers) (d. 1986)
DEATHS
Harry T. & Harriett V. Moore, 1951, Florida NAACP official (b. 1905)
Johnny Ace, 1954, singer (b. 1929)
James Brown, 2006, The Godfather of Soul (b. 1933)
Eartha Kitt, 2008, actress/singer (b. 1927)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1 – 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus.
1760 – Jupiter Hammon, an African American slave, composes poetry broadside
“An Evening Thought” (1st poetry published by an African American).
1868 – Despite bitter opposition, President A. Johnson grants unconditional
pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion (Civil War).
1939 – Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer.
1962 – “To Kill a Mockingbird”, the film adaptation on the novel by Harper Lee,
starring Gregory Peck, is released.
1983 – 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade at the EPCOT Centre, Disney
World Florida.
1990 – The first successful trial run of the system which would become the
World Wide Web.
HOROSCOPE
As a Capricorn born on December 25th, your patience and determination are amongst your most well known qualities. Although no one is immune to occasional frustrations, you attempt to be understanding and calm in all your dealings. Your family and friends often marvel at your ability to keep a cool head in even the most nerve racking situations. Similarly, you are quite determined in all aspects of your life. Whether it be your careers, education, friendships or intimate relations, you use your strong will to accomplish your goals.
