Today is Wednesday, February 28th, the 59th day of the year. There are 307
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES American Heart Month,
Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month,
National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National
Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Floral Design Day,
Public Sleeping Day, National Tooth Fairy Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Barbara Acklin, 81, singer (Love Makes a Woman),
Adrian Dantley, 69, basketball player
Ainsley Harriott, 67, celebrity chef
Rae Dawn Chong, 62, actress
Vincent Askew, 58, basketball player
Ickey Woods, 58, football player
Tasha Smith, 53, actress
Jamaal Tinsley, 46, basketball player
Torrei Hart, 46, reality star
Tayshaun Prince, 44, basketball player
Fefe Dobson, 39, singer
Karissa Tynes, 37, actress
Aroldis Chapman, 36, baseball player
BigBStatz, 34, web video star
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Charles “Bubba” Smith, 79, football player/actor (d. 2011)
DEATHS
Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, 1977, comedian (Jack Benny Show) (b. 1906)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1708 – Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die.
1778 – Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves.
1859 – Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery.
1940 – U.S. population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)).
1942 – Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit.
1943 – “Porgy & Bess” opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan.
1967 – Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.
1976 – 18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins.
1981 – Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws.
1984 – 26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys.
1989 – Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers
becomes public
2001 – 15th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny’s
Child & Jay-Z win.
2005 – 19th Soul Train Music Awards: Ice Cube, Usher & Ciara win.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Pisces born on February 28th, you are well known for an intuitive and selfless personality. While others struggle to understand the inner workings of others, you do not have this problem. It often seems like you just “know” when someone is upset or troubled. Your gifts of emotional understanding allow you to know exactly how to support and help others. Your loved ones would be the first to attest to your selfless nature, as they can recall a long list of times that you made great sacrifices for their well being.
