Today is Wednesday, May 10th, the 130th day of the year. There are 235
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Date Your Mate Month,
Foster Care Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike
Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Hamburger
Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment
Month, National Salad Month, Older Americans Month, National
Water Safety Awareness Month, National Teachers Appreciation
Week, Clean up Your Room Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Carl Douglas, 81, singer
Judith Jamison, 79, dancer
Sly Dunbar, 71, drummer (Sly & Robbie)
Young MC, 56, rapper
Jerome Williams, 50, basketball player
Keith Murray, 46, singer
Kenan Thompson, 45, actor
Samuel Dalembert, 42, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
P.B.S. Pinchback, 186, 1st U.S. Black governor (d. 1921)
James Earl Cheney, 80, civil rights activist (d. 1964)
Ron Banks, 72, singer (The Dramatics) (d. 2010)
DEATHS
Eugene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb, 1963, football player (b. 1931)
Woody Shaw, 1989, trumpeter/bandleader (b. 1944)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1652 – John Johnson, a free Black, is granted 550 acres in Northhampton,
Va.
1908 – Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in the United States.
1919 – Race riot occurs in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 Blacks are killed.
1962 – Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of “The Incredible Hulk”.
1967 – Hank Aaron hits his only inside the park home run.
1994 – Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first Black president.
HOROSCOPE
As a Taurus born on May 10th, you are well known for a charming and tactful personality. By now, you are likely to realize that people are drawn to your sense of humor and special brand of whit. With your social understanding and gifts for communication, you find it easy to connect with others, although you may prefer to keep a small group of close friends. Your charisma is paired nicely with you gifts for tact and diplomacy. You can likely recall numerous situations where you knew exactly what to say to protect someone’s feelings or prevent a situation from getting out of hand.
