Today is Monday, April 8th, the 99th day of the year. There are 267
days remaining in the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month,
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Keep
America Beautiful Month, International Guitar Month, Lawn and Garden
Month, National Poetry Month, National Pecan Month, Stress Awareness
Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Garden Week, Zoo Lover’s Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Kofi Annan, 86, 7th Sec.-General of the United Nations
Miller Farr, 81, football player
Brenda Russell, 75, singer
Terry Porter, 61, basketball player/coach
Lito Sheppard, 43, football player
HISTORICAL BIRTHDAYS
Rickey Bell, 69, football player (d. 1984)
Biz Markie, 60, rapper/producer (d. 2021)
DEATHS
Marian Anderson, 1993, singer (b. 1897)
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1460 – Ponce De Leon of Spain, searched for the fountain of youth
and Florida.
1789 – U.S. House of Representatives holds its first meeting.
1913 – The 17th Amendment, requiring direct election of Senators,
is ratified.
1941 – Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 rounds for the heavyweight
boxing title.
1943 – U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, in an attempt to check
inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing
jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate
increases by common carriers and public utilities.
1960 – The U.S. Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against
discriminatory voting practices.
1968 – 40th Academy Awards and Baseball’s Opening Day are
postponed because of the assassination of Martin Luther King.
1974 – At Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his
715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth’s 39 year-old record.
1975 – Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first
game as Major League baseball’s first African American manager.
1992 – Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS,
acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.
1994 – Darryl Strawberry enters the Betty Ford clinic.
2001 – 65th Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods wins shooting
a 272.
2004 – U.S. National Security Advisor, Condoleeza Rice testifies
before the 9/11 Commission.
HOROSCOPE
While there are many factors that go into finding the perfect career, you are lucky enough to have many options to explore. As a strong leader, you may do well in fields such as law, business, politics, or management. On the other hand, your creativity could take you into fields such as graphic design or writing. You may find you have a special knack for bring a smile to people’s face, much like comedian Shecky Greene, who was also born on April 8th. Since you enjoy being the center of attention, you may do well in media or television, which was the case for Kirsten Storms, another of your celebrity birthday twins.
