Today is Friday, January 12th, the 12th day of the year. There are 354
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Bath Safety Month,
National Blood Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month,
National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month,
National Soup Month, National Pharmacist Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Drew Pearson, 72, Hall of Fame football player
Walter Mosley, 71, author
Dominique Wilkins, 63, Hall of Fame basketball player
Raekwon, 53, rapper
Amerie, 43, singer
Dontrelle Willis, 41, baseball player
Issa Rae, 38, reality star
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
James Farmer, 103, civil rights leader (d. 1999)
Ruth Brown, 95, singer (d. 2006)
Joe Frazier, 79, boxer (d. 2011)
Cynthia Robinson, 77, trumpeter (Sly & Family Stone) (d. 2015)
George Duke, 77, musician/producer (d. 2013)
Khalid Abdul Muhammed, 75, former Nation of Islam spokesman (d. 2001)
DEATHS
Lorraine Hansberry, 1965, playwright (b. 1931)
Sam Skinner, 1996, sports journalist (b. 1940)
Bobby Phills, 2000, basketball player (b. 1969)
Alice Coltrane, 2007, jazz musician (b. 1937)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1948 – U.S. Supreme Court ruled Blacks have right to study law at
State Institutions.
1951 – Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title.
1952 – University of Tennessee admits it’s 1st black student.
1957 – Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded.
1966 – “Batman” with Adam West & Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV.
1969 – Super Bowl III: N.Y. Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami
Super Bowl MVP: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB.
1971 – Congressional Black Caucus organizes.
1981 – “Dynasty” with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV.
1988 – Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990 – Civil Rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst
Brooklyn.
1994 – Malcolm X’s daughter arrested for plotting Louis Farrakhan’s
murder.
1995 – Murder trial against O.J. Simpson, begins in L.A.
1997 – 23rd People’s Choice Awards: Oprah Winfrey wins (TV)
1997 – Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships.
HOROSCOPE
As a Capricorn born on January 12th, your quick mind, discipline and loyalty are amongst your most defining qualities. You have a very active mind, which you have used to become an effective communicator. You take to tasks with determination, focus and an attention to detail. While your friends and family admire these qualities, it is their loyalty that they appreciate the most. Once you have opened yourself to another person, you display loyalty and commitment.
