Today is Thursday, August 10th, the 225th day of the year. There are 140th
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, Lazy Day, National S’mores Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Ronnie Spector, 80, singer (The Ronettes)
Patti Austin, 73, singer
Aaron Hall, 59, singer-songwriter (Guy)
John Starks, 58, basketball player
Riddick Bowe, 56, boxer
Gus Johnson, 56, sportscaster
Michael Bivins, 55, singer (New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe)
Andre Drummond, 30, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Michael Dokes, 65, boxer (d. 2012)
DEATHS
Ira Aldridge, 1867, actor(b. 1807)
Isaac Hayes, 2008, singer/songwriter/actor (b. 1942)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1827 – Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada).
1831 – Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery.
1835 – Mob of whites & oxen pulled black school to a swamp out of Canaan,
New Hampshire.
1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for
a year as Candid Microphone.
1949 – Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing
title.
1965 – Thurgood Marshall is named solicitor general.
1981 – Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black
business.
1984 – Track and field athlete, Carl Lewis wins four gold medals
at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
1985 – Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle song) for
$47 million.
1989 – Gen. Colin Powell is nominated chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
HOROSCOPE
Your sign’s paired element is fire and as a Leo, you are the only zodiac sign with a cardinal relationship to the element. The influence of fire is strong with you, as you take to new tasks with a burning passion and energy. Even in the face of great challenges, your flame never falters, instead only motivating you to work with more determination to meet your goals. Embracing the positive qualities of fire can become one of your greatest assets, but be aware of fire’s negative influences, which include impulsiveness and impatience.
