Today is Tuesday, August 1st, the 213th day of the year. There are 152
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month,
National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month,
Romance Awareness Month, National Simplify Your Life Week,
National Girlfriends Day, National Mountain Climbing Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Cliff Branch, 75, football player
Robert Cray, 69, singer/guitarist
Chuck D, 63, rapper/producer
Coolio, 60, rapper/producer
Stacey Augmon, 55, basketball player/coach
Roshumba Williams, 54, model
Tempestt Bledsoe, 50, actress
Van Vicker, 45, actor
Chris Williams, 45, actor
Edgerrin James, 45, football player
Elijah Kelley, 37, actor/singer/dancer
Mike Wallace, 37, football player
Austin Rivers, 31, basketball player
Lee Thomas III, 29, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Benjamin E Mays, 118, educator (d. 1984)
Ron Brown, 82, 30th U.S. Secretary of Commerce (d. 1996)
Trevor Berbick, 68, boxer (d. 2006)
DEATHS
Korey Stringer, 2001, football player (b. 1974)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1619 – 1st African Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia.
1834 – Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire – Slavery
Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect.
1867 – Blacks vote for 1st time in a US state election in the South
(Tenn).
1942 – Race riots in Harlem, New York
1944 – Adam Clayton Powell elected 1st black congressman from
East.
1960 – Aretha Franklin’s 1st recording session.
1960 – Chubby Checker releases “The Twist”.
1961 – Whitney Young Jr named executive director of National
Urban League.
1964 – Arthur Ashe is the first black named to the U.S. Davis Cup
team.
1974 – Virginia Squires trade Julius “Dr J” Erving to NY Nets
1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its
first video.
1987 – Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 rounds for heavyweight
boxing title.
1993 – Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Coopers-
town, New York.
1996 – Michael Johnson is the first man to win gold medals in the both
the 200 and 400-meter runs, breaking his own world record.
HOROSCOPE
As a Leo born on August 1st, you are characterized by your highly extroverted nature. You are energized by new people and use your warm personality to be quite charming. While others are fearful of the spotlight, you actively seek it, as you thrive in situations where you are the center of attention. Similarly, you are a natural leader and rarely hesitate to take control of situations. Although your friends and family may find you a bit overbearing at time, your loving nature easily melts away their frustrations.
