Today is Friday, August 4th, the 216th day of the year. There are 149
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month,
National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Romance
Awareness Month, Peach Month, U.S. Coast Guard Day,
National Chocolate Chip Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Paul Mooney, 82, comedian
Greg Foster, 65, hurdler
Pres. Barack Obama, 62, 44th President of the United States
Clyde Simmons, 59, football player
Marques Houston, 41, rapper
Tiffany Evans, 30, singer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Robert Purvis, 212, abolitionist (d. 1898)
Louis Armstrong, 122, trumpeter/singer (d. 1971)
Iceberg Slim, 105, author (d. 1992)
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1875 – The Convention of Colored Newspapermen is held in Cincinnati.
1896 – W.S. Grant patented the curtain rod support.
1936 – “Long” John Woodruff wins an Olympic gold medal in the 800m run.
1964 – Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James
Cheney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21st.
1969 – Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium.
1980 – Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills.
1984 – Prince’s “Purple Rain” album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks.
1985 – “Dreamgirls” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1522 performances.
1993 – A federal judge sentences Los Angeles police officers Stacey Koon
and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney
King’s civil rights.
1997 – “Keenan Ivory Wayans Show” premieres on Fox TV.
HOROSCOPE
As a natural people person, there are a variety of careers open for you to pursue. Careers where people skills are key, such as sales or public relations may be a perfect fit. If you are more artistically inclined, a career in entertainment could put your creativity to good use. You may have the perfect amount of understanding, optimism and people skills to be a great leader. If this interests you, look to the political careers of Barack Obama and Elizabeth the Queen Mother for inspiration, as they were both also born on August 4th.
