Today is Wenesday, March 6th, the 66th day of the year. There are 300
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Irish American History 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, Dentist Day, National Frozen Food Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Willie Stargell, 84, Hall of Fame baseball player
Anna Maria Horsford, 75, actress
Steadman Graham. 75, entrepreneur
D.L. Hughley, 61, comedian/actor
Jamal Anderson, 52, football player
Shaquille O’Neal, 52, basketball player
Michael Finley, 49, basketball player
Beanie Sigel, 49, rapper
Lex Luger, 33, music producer
Marcus Smart, 30, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Wes Montgomery, 99, musician (d. 1968)
Marion S. Barry, 88, former mayor of Washington, D.C. (d. 2014)
Mary Wilson, 80, singer (The Supremes) (d. 2020)
DEATHS
King Floyd, 2006, singer/musician (b. 1945)
Kirby Puckett, 2006, Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1961)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1775 – 1st Negro Mason in north America initiated, Boston.
1867 – Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot
be U.S. citizens.
1957 – Centenary of Dred Scott slavery court decision marked by
rediscovery of Scott’s grave.
1964 – Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and its leader Elijah
Muhammad renames him Muhammad Ali.
1967 – Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted.
1985 – Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Pisces born on March 6th, your personality is defined by a self-sacrificing and sensitive nature. Your friends and family would be the first to attest to your kind-hearted, generous nature. There have been numerous times where you willingly sacrifice your time or resources for the well-being of another. Even more impressive is the fact that your selfless kindness is not solely reserved for loved ones, but strangers alike. In all aspects of life, you display sensitivity and emotional awareness.
