Today is Friday, June 30th, the 181st day of the year. There are 184
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month,
National Candy Month, National Iced Tea Month, National Dairy Month
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Thomas Sowell, 93, economist/author
Stanley Clarke, 72, bass player/composer
David Allen Grier, 68, actor
Paris Barkley, 67, director
Mitch Richmond, 58, basketball legend
Mike Tyson, 57, boxer
Tony Rock, 49, comedian
LaVar Arrington, 45, football player
Miles Austin, 39, football player
Fantasia Barrino, 39, singer
Trevor Ariza, 38, basketball player
Alicia Fox, 37, wrestler
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Lena Horne, 106, actress/singer (d. 2010)
Florence Ballard, 80, singer (The Supremes)
Ronald Winans, 67, gospel singer (The Winans) (d. 2005)
DEATHS
Alberta King, 1974, Martin Luther King Jr.’s mother (b. 1904)
Phyllis Hyman, 1995, singer/songwriter (b. 1949)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1865 – 8 alleged conspirators in assassination of Pres. Lincoln
are found guilty.
1906 – John Hope becomes the 1st Black president of Morehouse
College.
1909 – Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to a no decision for the
heavyweight boxing title.
1951 – NAACP begins attack on school segregation and discrimination.
1967 – Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. named 1st Black astronaut.
1978 – Larry Doby becomes manager of the Chicago White Sox.
1982 – “Lena Horne: Lady, Music” closes at the Nederlander Theater
in New York City after 333 performances.
1994 – Pre-trial hearings open in Los Angeles against O.J. Simpson.
HOROSCOPE
Water is your element and as a Cancer, you actually have the most fundamental connection with water than any other zodiac sign. You are often met with waves of strong emotion, which help facilitate deeper understanding. As others experience unpredictable emotions, you have the ability to help them weather the storm. Embracing these qualities of water will be the source of great fulfillment in your life, but becoming fully submerged may create moodiness.
