Today is Saturday, August 19th, the 231st day of the year. There are 134
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Golf Month,
National Picnic Month, National Catfish Month, Romance
Awareness Month, Peach Month, National Friendship Week,
World Humanitarian Day, National Aviation Day, National Potato Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Charles Bolden, 77, general/astronaut
Bill Clinton, 77, 42nd President of the United States
Ricky Pierce, 64, basketball player
Fat Joe, 53, rapper
Romeo Miller, 34, rapper
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
William Marshall, 99, actor (Blacula) (d. 2003)
Nate Dogg, 54, rapper (d. 2011)
DEATHS
Blind Willie McTell, 1959, singer/guitarist (b. 1901)
Lorenzo Tucker, 1986, actor (b. 1907)
Betty Everett, 2001, singer (b. 1939)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1791 – Benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac.
1791 – Benjamin Banneker writes a letter to the Secretary of State Thomas
Jefferson using language from the ‘United States Declaration of Independence’
to criticize Jefferson’s pro-slavery stance and to request justice for African
Americans.
1884 – M.C. Harvey patented the lantern.
1954 – Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of the United Nations.
1963 – NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters.
1982 – Renaldo Nehemiah sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec.
1991 – Black groups target Hasidic Jews on the streets of Crown Heights in New
York, N.Y. for three days, after two black children were hit by a car driven by
a Hasidic man.
1995 – Mike Tyson returns to the ring & DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds.
HOROSCOPE
The Sun is your sign’s planetary ruler, but because you were born in the third Decan, or part, of the sign, you also receive some influence from Mars. If the Sun could be considered responsible for your creativity and willpower, it would be Mars that is responsible for your assertiveness and dynamism. You are the most highly motivated of all the Leo Decans, which explains why you are among the most well geared towards success. Seeing as blind ambition can lead to an aggressive nature, make sure to meet your goals with positivity and focus. As long as you give yourself time to enjoy the less serious side of life as well, you will remain on a path towards success.
