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Today is Monday, December 12th,  the 346th day of the year. There are 19

days remaining until the end of the year and 13 days remaining until Christmas.

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES  Bingo Month,

Write a Friend Month, National Ding-a-Ling Day,

Poinsettia Day

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Dionne Warwick, 82, singer

Haywood Jeffries, 58, football player

John Randle, 55, football player

Courtney Hawkins, 53, football player

Regina Hall, 52, actress

Orlando Brown, 52, football player

Brad Smith, 39, football player

Alfred Morris, 34, football player

HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS

Sammy Davis, Sr., 122, dancer (d. 1988)

Joe Williams, 104, singer (d. 2009)

Grover Washington Jr., 79, jazz saxophonist (d. 1999)

Randy Smith, 74, basketball player (d. 2009)

DEATHS

Johnny Lee, 1965, actor (Calhoun-Amos ‘n’ Andy) (b. 1898)

Ike Turner, 2007, singer, former husband of Tina Turner (b. 1931)

ON THIS DATE IN…

1800 – Washington D.C. established as capitol of U.S.

1870 – Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of

Representatives.

1899 – George F. Grant, dentist and avid golfer, receives patent for a wooden

golf tee.

1900 – National Negro Anthem, “Lift Every Voice & Sing”, composed.

1961 – Martin Luther King Jr. & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany, Ga.

1965 – Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record.

1968 – Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis.

1975 – The National Association of Black Journalists is founded.

1987 – Mookie Blaylock sets NBA record of 13 steals in a game.

1992 – President-elect Bill Clinton appoints six Blacks to Cabinet and

White House staff including Ronald H. Brown to head Department of

Commerce.

1997 – Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby’s

daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him.

2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.

HOROSCOPE

Being a Sagittarius born on December 12th, you are straightforward, assertive and a bit restless in life. You have always felt that honesty is the best policy and subsequently, you never hesitate to share your thoughts, feelings or concerns. Although your friends and family may be taken aback by your frankness, they have learned to appreciate your directness. You take the same assertive approach in all matters, which insures that you get the best out of everything you do. Your one problem may be settling on an interest or passion, as there are so many things that intrigue you.