Today is Thursday, June 8th, the 159th day of the year. There are 206
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, National Candy
Month, Gay Pride Month, National Dairy Month, National Iced-Tea Month,
National Email Week, National Best Friends Day, World Oceans Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Bernie Casey, 84, actor/football player
Herb Adderley, 84, football legend
Fuzzie Haskins, 82, guitarist/singer (Parliament-Funkadellic)
Willie Davenport, 80, track star
Keenen Ivory Wayans, 65, actor/director
Butch Reynolds, 59, track star
Kwame Kilpatrick, 53, 68th Mayor of Detroit
Troy Vincent, 53, football player
Kanye West, 47, rapper/producer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
George Kirby, 99, comedian (d. 1995)
DEATHS
Satchell Paige, 1982, baseball legend (b. 1906)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1924 – “Jelly Roll Blues” is recorded by blues great, Jelly Roll Morton.
1946 – Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 rounds for the heavyweight boxing
title.
1953 – The Supreme Court rules that restaurants in Washington D.C.,
cannot refuse to serve Black patrons.
1968 – Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral takes place at the Basilica of St.
Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
1972 – Disney World holds 1st all night graduation parties called, Grad
Night.
1978 – Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 rounds for the heavyweight
boxing title.
1978 – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints strikes down 148 year
policy excluding Black men from the priesthood.
1980 – Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine.
1990 – Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage.
1993 – “What’s Love Got To Do With it” starring Angela Bassett premiers
in movie theaters around the country.
HOROSCOPE
If you haven’t done so already, take on a career that embraces your social prowess. You may have the spirit of an entertainer, which could shine in positions where you are the center of attention. As a hobby, you may find great satisfaction in improvisation. Look to the works of Jerry Stiller and Keenen Ivory Waynes, who were also born on June 8th, for inspiration. On the other hand, you may do well in more traditional people-based careers, such as education, customer service, sales or business.