Today is Sunday, April 23rd, the 113th day of the year. There are 252
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month,
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Lawn
and Garden Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful
Month, National Pecan Month, National Poetry Month, Sexual Assault
Awareness Month, Stress Awareness Month, Administrative Assistants
Week, National Karaoke Week, Take a Chance Day,
Lover’s Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Bunky Green, 88, musician
Narada Michael Walden, 71, singer/producer
Andruw Jones, 45, baseball player
Taio Cruz, 37, singer
Syd Tha Kyd, 29, DJ
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Granville T. Woods, 167, scientist (d. 1910)
DEATHS
James Earl Ray, 1998, Martin Luther King assassin (b. 1928)
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1860 – Democratic Convention in Charleston, South Carolina is
divided over slavery.
1872 – Charlotte E. Ray is the first Black woman to graduate from
law school (Howard University) and admitted to the bar.
1954 – Hammerin Hank Aaron hits the first of his 755 home runs.
1964 – James Baldwin’s “Blues for Mr. Charlie” premieres in New York
City.
1969 – Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Robert Kennedy.
1978 – The Cincinnati Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91
consecutive errorless games at 2nd base.
1984 – AIDS virus identified.
1985 – Coca Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The
response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is
back on the market in less than 3 months.
1989 – Kareem Abdul Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker.
1992 – Former Washington D.C. Mayor, Marion Berry is released
from prison.
1995 -Pres. Clinton declares a national day of mourning for the
Oklahoma City bombing victims.
HOROSCOPE
As a Taurus born on April 23rd, your determination and stability are amongst your most defining qualities. Once you have set a path for yourself, you stick to it with great determination. At times, you may become so dedicated to a task that you forget to address your most basic human needs. While others admire your determined nature, your efforts are to insure security and stability in life. There is little you value you more than a comfortable existence and you will not rest until you have acquired it.
