Today is Monday, February 12th, the 43rd day of the year. There are 323
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVATIONS American Heart Month,
Black History Month, National Cherry Month, National Children’s
Dental Health Month, National Grapefruit Month, National
Weddings Month, Plum Pudding Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Michael McDonald, 72, singer/keyboardist
Arsenio Hall, 69, TV show host/comedian
Chet Lemon, 69, baseball player
Ed Lover, 61, radio personality
Lamar Thomas, 54, football player
Lincoln Kennedy, 53, football player
Gary Leroi Gray, 37, actor
Demarco Murray, 36, football player
Robert Griffin, III, 34, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Abraham Lincoln, 215, 16th U.S. President (d. 1865)
Bill Russell, 90, Hall of Fame basketball legend
DEATHS
Isaac Burns Murphy, 1896, jockey (b. 1861)
Eubie Blake, 1983, ragtime-composer/pianist (b. 1887)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, 2000, singer/musician (b. 1929)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1793 – 1st U.S. fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves.
1865 – Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of
Representatives.
1909 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) forms.
1927 – Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy founded.
1948 – 1st Lt Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps.
1962 – Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia.
1987 – Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded
$7 M damages.
1999 – U.S. President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment
trial.
2001 – 9th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Marion Jones win.
HOROSCOPE
Being an Aquarius born on February 12th, your charm, impulsiveness and romantic nature define your personality. You have always noticed that people seem to gravitate to your unique charm and warmth, which explains for your wide range of friends and admirers. In all aspects of your life, you display passion, albeit of the impulsive variety. As a result, you have a long list of interests and hobbies. You take the same spontaneous nature to your romantic relationships, as you can quickly fall in and out of love.
