Today is Sunday, July 2nd, the 183rd day of the year. There are 182
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Hot Dog Month,
National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberry Month, Unlucky
Month for Weddings, World UFO Day, I Forgot Day,
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Jeffrey Cooper, 67, guitarist (Midnight Star)
Purvis Short, 66, basketball player
Clark Kellogg, 62, basketball player/sportscaster
Monie Love, 53, rapper
Troy Brown, 52, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Thurgood Marshall, 115, 1st Black Supreme Court Justice (d. 1993)
Medgar Evers, 98, Civil Rights Leader (d. 1963)
Brock Peters, 96, actor (d. 2005)
Paul Williams, 84, singer (The Temptations) (d. 1973)
Gene McFadden, 75, singer/songwriter/producer
(McFadden & Whitehead) (d. 2006)
DEATHS
Denmark Vesey, 1822, Insurrection leader (b. 1767)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1822 – Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including
Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
1839 – 25 miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling slaves led by Joseph
Cinque take over the slave ship, Amistad.
1872 – Elijah McCoy patents 1st self-lubricating locomotive engine. The
quality of his inventions helped coin the phrase, “The Real McCoy”.
1943 – Lt. Charles Hall becomes the 1st Black pilot to shoot down a
Nazi Plane.
1964 – Pres. Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant
to prohibit segregation in public places.
1973 – The National Black Network begins operation on radio.
1986 – The Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in 2 rulings.
HOROSCOPE
Water is your paired element and as a Cancer, you actually have the most fundamental connection with the element. You are not unfamiliar with the waves of emotion that sometimes overtake you. With experience, you have learned to ride these waves and have amassed the skills to help others do the same. As you embrace the positive qualities of water you will continue to grow as a sympathetic individual. Be aware that becoming too submerged in the qualities of water create the risk of becoming moody or overly sensitive.
