Today is Wednesday, July 5th, the 186th day of the year. There are 179
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, Work-a-holics Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Judge Joe Brown, 75, TV judge
James Lofton, 67, football player
Dorien Wilson, 60, actor
RZA, 54, rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
Robert Diggs, 54, rapper
Dale Godboldo, 48, actor
Brandon Lloyd, 42, football player
Kevin Boothe, 40, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Myles Horton, 117, educator/Civil Rights leader (d. 1990)
Mac Dre, 52, rapper (d. 2004)
DEATHS
Ernie K. Doe, 2001, singer (b. 1936)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1809 – Abyssinnian Baptist Church organized.
1892 – Black inventor, Andrew L. Beard patents rotary engine.
1946 – The bikini goes on sale.
1949 – New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson,
their first Blacks.
1958 – Althea Gibson beats A. Mortimer (8-6, 6-2) to win the 71st
Wimbledon women’s singles title.
1968 – The Philadelphia 76ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to the L.A.
Lakers.
1971 – The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering
the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by Pres.
Nixon.
1975 – Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win a Wimbledon
singles title.
1989 – Barry Bond’s home run sets the father-son record at 408 with
father, Bobby Bonds.
1990 – Zina Garrison upsets Steffi Graf in Wimbledon semi-finals.
1994 – U.S. changes its refugee policy, by sending Haitian boat
people back.
HOROSCOPE
As a Cancer born on July 5th, you are surrounded by mystery and sensitivity. While others struggle to comprehend the emotions of others, you always found the practice natural and easy. Your deep emotional understanding is the source of your compassion and sympathy. Though in-tune with emotions, you are far from an open book, preferring to keep things to yourself. This tendency is often met with opposition from those closest to you, who often struggle to understand the workings of your mind.
