Today is Saturday, March 16th, the 76th day of the year. There are 290
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Irish American Heritage Month,
Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month,
National Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s
History Month, Social Workers Month, Everything You Do Is Right Day,
Freedom of Information Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Ozzie Newsome, 68, Hall of Fame football player/executive
Flavor Flav, 65, rapper/reality tv star
Mel Gray, 63, football player
Rodney Peete, 58, football player
Blu Cantrell, 48, singer
Danny Brown, 43, rapper
Curtis Granderson Jr., 43, baseball player
Jhene Aiko, 36, singer
Jonica Booth 36, reality star
Blake Griffin, 35, basketball player
Tim Hardaway Jr., 32, basketball player
Sierra McClain, 30, actress
Tyrel Jackson Williams, 27, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Tammi Terrell, 1970, singer (You’re All I Need) (b. 1946)
T-Bone Walker, 1975, blues guitarist (b. 1911)
Bobby Smith, 2013, singer (b. 1937)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1869 – Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by an African American
in the Senate.
1948 – Billie Holiday is released from prison early because of
good behavior.
1968 – My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die.
1971 – Muddy Waters wins his first Grammy Award, Hollywood.
1994 – Tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan.
1996 – Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain
Heavyweight title.
2012 – George Clooney and other several prominent participants,
including Martin Luther King III, are arrested outside the Sundanese
Embassy for civil disobedience.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Pisces born on March 16th, your personality is characterized by an intense, experimental nature. You meet all life’s matters with passion and if something strikes your interest, you will pursue it with all your heart. This intensity is greatly appreciated by those closest to you, especially when your devotion is applied to your personal relationships. Although some people rarely stray away from what is familiar, you love the opportunity to try something new. You will truly try just about anything, even if its only once.
