Today is Friday, March 17th, the 76th day of the year. There are 289
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 Women’s History Month, National Peanut Month, National
Nutrition Month, Social Workers’ Month, Submarine Day, St. Patrick’s
Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Clarence Collins, 82, singer (The Imperials)
Cito Gaston, 79, baseball manager (1st Black to win World Series)
Harold Brown, 77, drummer (War)
Cynthia McKinney, 68, (Rep-D-Georgia)
Mathew St. Patrick, 56, actor
Tyrone Hill, 55, basketball player
Tamar Braxton, 46, singer
Thomas Robinson, 32, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Bayard Rustin, 123, civil rights leader (d. 1987)
Nat “King” Cole, 112, singer (d. 1965)
Chuck Muncie, 70, football player (d. 2013)
DEATHS
St Patrick, 462, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)
J. J. Jackson, 2004, television personality (b. 1941)
ON THIS DATE IN…
432 – St Patrick aged 16 is carried off to Ireland as a slave (traditional date).
1753 – 1st official St Patrick’s Day.
1836 – The newly declared Republic of Texas abolishes slavery.
1885 – William F. Cosgrove patents automatic stop plug for gas and oil pipes.
1886 – Carrollton Massacre (Mississippi) 20 African Americans killed.
1890 – Charles B. Brooks patents street sweeper.
1976 – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter is retried
1990 – Playwright, August Wilson wins Pulitzer Prize for “Piano Lesson”.
1992 – 18th People’s Choice Awards: Kevin Costner & Julia Roberts win
(Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Candice Bergen win (TV).
HOROSCOPE
As a Pisces born on March 17th, you are well known for spirituality and passion. The inner workings of your mind are full of spiritual and philosophical question, which explains why you may have spent a great deal of time dwelling on the meaning of life. Your spiritual side connects heavily to your intuition and at times, you allow it to be your guiding force. In all matters of life you display great passion and intensity. If you feel something is worthwhile, you will pursue it with great fortitude. Your passion is especially strong in relation to those you hold dear. You are always willing to devote time and effort to your loved ones.
