Today is Saturday, March 23rd, the 83rd day of the year. There are 283
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, National Chip
and Dip Day, Near Miss Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Chaka Khan, 71, singer (Rufus-I am Every Woman)
Demetrius DuBose, 53, football player
Reggie Watts, 51, comedian
Jason Kidd, 50, basketball player/coach
Brandon Marshall, 40, football player
Maurice Jones-Drew, 39, football player
Mike Will, 35, music producer
Kyrie Irving, 32, basketball player
Vanessa Morgan, 32, actress
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Maynard Jackson, 86, politician (d. 2003)
Moses Malone, 70, Hall of Fame basketball player (d. 2016)
DEATHS
Patricia Roberts Harris, 1985, Sec. of H.U.D. (Rep-D) (b. 1925)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1867 – Congress passes 2nd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew
Johnson’s veto.
1916 – Marcus Moriah Garvey arrives in America from Jamaica.
1968 – Rev. Walter Fauntroy, is 1st non-voting congressional delegate
from D.C.
1979 –Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight
boxing title.
HOROSCOPE
As an Aries born on March 23rd, you have a truly passionate and enthusiastic personality. Your friends and family would be the first to attest to your passion. If something strikes your interest or is a challenge you feel to be worthwhile, there is nothing that can stand in the way of what you wish to accomplish. The energy that you display in your personal matters is appealing to those around, which explains why you have so many followers. Whether or not your realize it, you are a natural leader.