Today is Thursday, August 17th, the 229th day of the year. There are 136
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, Friendship Week, National
Thrift Shop Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Dee Brown, 39,basketball player
Rudy Gay, 37, basketball player
Tyrus Thomas, 38, basketball player
Lil’ B, 34, rapper
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Alexander Grimke, 174, activist
Marcus Garvey, 136, journalist/activist ( founded Black Star Line) (d. 1940)
Luther Allison, 84, singer/guitarist (d. 1997)
DEATHS
Paul Williams, 1973, singer/choreographer (The Temptations) (b. 1939)
Pearl Bailey, 1990, actress/singer (b. 1918)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1959 – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential
best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.
1966 – Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time home run list.
1972 – Andrew Young is elected to Congress.
1973 – Willie Mays hits 660th & last home run off Don Gullett of Cincinnati.
1998 – Pres. Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an “improper physical
relationship” with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits
before the nation that he “misled people” about the relationship.
1987 – Muhammad Ali elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame.
HOROSCOPE
As a Leo born on August 17th, you are well known for being ambitious, straightforward and active. While you notice others are content in their current position, you are always looking to the next level of success. You are goal-oriented and will put in whatever work that is necessary to reach the top. Your friends admire these qualities, but are sometimes frustrated by your blunt nature. Although you never intend to offend others with your honesty, you have no desire to mask the truth in any aspect of life.
