Today is Tuesday, May 23rd, the 143rd day of the year. There are 222
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 Photograph
Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month.
Older Americans Month, National Water Safety Month, National
Hamburger Month, Lucky Penny Day,
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood, 79, drummer (Funkadellic)
Kenny Gattison, 59, basketball player
James Hasty, 58, football player
Maxwell, 50, singer
Rasual Butler, 44, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Scatman Crothers, 113, actor (d. 1986)
General Johnson, 80, singer (Chairmen of the Board) (d. 2010)
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 69, boxing legend (d. 2021)
DEATHS
Moms Mabley, 1975, comedian/actor (b. 1894)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1861 – 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe, Virginia.
1871 – Black inventor, L. Bell patented the locomotive smoke stack.
1900 – Sgt. William H. Carney becomes the first African American
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
1921 – “Shuffle Along”, 1st Black musical comedy opens in New York
City.
1941 – Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on disqualification in 7 rounds
for the heavyweight boxing title.
1992 – President George Bush orders the Coast Guard to intercept
boats with Haitian refugees.
1995 – The first version of the Java programming language is
released.
HOROSCOPE
As a Gemini born on May 23rd, you feel most alive when surrounded by others. Seeing the world is important to you, but interacting with it is a necessity. For this reason, conversation is your playground and words prove to be your jungle gym or sandbox. You embrace words with an excitement and energy in a way that few others can duplicate. Your genuine interest in communication draws others in and makes you a highly sought after friend and companion.
