Today is Tuesday, March 5th, the 65th day of the year. There are 301
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Irish American Heritage 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, Multiple Personality Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Fred “Hammer” Williamson, 86, football player/actor
Michael Warren, 78, actor
Eddy Grant, 76, singer (Electric Avenue)
Marsha Warfield, 70, comedian/actress (Night Court)
Steve Arrington, 68, singer
Marvin Winans, 66, gospel singer
Reggie Williams, 60, basketball player
Michael Irvin, 58, Hall of Fame football player
Mike Brown, 53, basketball coach
Brian Grant, 52, basketball player
Papoose, 45, rapper
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Teena Marie, 68, singer (d. 2010)
DEATHS
Crispus Attucks, 1770, 1st casualty of American Revolution (b. 1723)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1770 – Boston Massacre (or the Incident on King Street ), British troops
kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at them.
Native African American Crispus Attucks 1st to die. Later held up as early
black martyr. Galvanized anti-British feelings.
1858 – Abolitionists establish “Crispus Attucks Day” in Boston.
1897 – American Negro Academy forms.
1991 – Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games.
HOROSCOPE
As Pisces born on March 5th, you are well known for your sensitivity, intuition and self sacrifice. While others struggle with reading emotions, you do not have that problem. You are sensitive to even the slightest changes of those around you and have the innate ability to sense when a loved one is upset or bothered. Your friends and family are impressed with your psychic-like intuition, but they are most appreciative of your selfless nature. There have been multiple instances where you sacrificed your valuable time or resources for the benefit of another.
