Today is Sunday, March 3rd, the 63rd day of the year. There are 303
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Irish American Month,
Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, National
Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s
History Month, Red Cross Month, Social Workers Month,
National Anthem Day, Peach Blossom Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Willie Chambers, 86, guitarist/vocalist (Chambers Bros.)
Eric “Sleepy” Floyd, 64, basketball player
Herschel Walker, 63, Hall of Fame football player
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 62, heptathelete
Tone-Loc, 58, rapper/actor
Lil’ Flip, 43, rapper
Santonio Holmes, 40, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Garrett Morgan, 147, inventor (d. 1963)
Canada Lee, 117, actor (d. 1952)
DEATHS
Bobby Rogers, 2013, singer (The Miracles) (b. 1940)
ON THIS DATE IN..
1794 – Richard Allen founded African Methodist Episcopal Church.
1820 – Missouri Compromise passes, allowing Missouri to join the
United States despite slavery still being legal there.
1845 – Florida becomes 27th state of the Union.
1865 – U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands
established by Abraham Lincoln to help destitute free blacks.
1913 – Ida B. Wells-Barnett demonstrates for female suffrage in
Washington D.C.
1931 – Cab Calloway records “Minnie Moocher” (Jazz’s 1st million seller).
1965 – Temptations’ “My Girl” reaches #1.
1990 – Carole Gist (20) is the 1st African American to be crowned Miss
USA in Wichita, Kansas.
1991 – LA Police severely beat motorist Rodney King, captured on
amateur video.
HOROSCOPE
As a Pisces born on March 3rd, intuition, sensitivity and self-sacrificing qualities define you. Your intuition is so strong that at times you may feel like you psychic abilities. While others struggle to comprehend the inner workings of others, you have the innate ability to sense emotions and moods. This understanding is the key to your sensitivity, as you are always thoughtful about the emotional needs of your loved ones. Your friends and family would be the first to appreciate your self-sacrificing nature. You are truly willing to do anything for anyone, whether they are a life-long friend or a recent acquaintance.
