Today is Wednesday, March 13th, the 73rd day of the year. There are 293
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVATIONS Irish American Heritage Month,
Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month,
National Women’s History Month, Social Workers Month, National
Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Bubble Week,
Crochet Week, Jewel Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Candy Staton, 81, singer
Vance Johnson, 61, football player
Curtis Conway, 53, football player
Common, 52, rapper/actor
Bobby Jackson, 51, basketball player
Edgar Davis, 51, soccer player
Caron Butler, 44, basketball player
Toccarra Jones, 42, model
Joshua Allen, 35, dancer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Fred “Re-Run” Berry, 73, actor (What’s Happening) (d. 2003)
DEATHS
Leon Day, 1995, pitcher (Negro Leagues) (b. 1917)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1773 – Jean Baptist Ponte Du Sable founded Chicago.
1865 – Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers.
1869 – Arkansas legislature passes anti-Ku Klux Klan law.
1954 – Braves’ Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by
Hank Aaron.
1961 – Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavyweight
boxing title.
1986 – 12th People’s Choice Awards: Sylvester Stallone & Meryl Streep
win (Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby, Linda Evans win (TV).
1988 – 14th People’s Choice Awards: Michael Douglas & Glenn Close
win (Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Cybill Shepherd win (TV).
1995 – 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win.
HOROSCOPE
As a Pisces born on March 13th, your intensity, experimentation and spirituality define you. You bring great passion to your life and are willing to devote time and energy to anything you feel is worthwhile. You have an ever-growing number of interests, as you are willing to try anything at least once. This also applies to your very sense of self, as may have gone through numerous phases of personal expression. Your outward self is paired with deep inner workings. Whether you realize it or not, you have been on a life-long quest to discover the meaning of life.
