Today is Sunday, August 20th, the 232nd day of the year. There are 133
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 Friendship Week,
World Mosquito Day, National Radio Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Don King, 92, boxing promoter
J. J. Malone, 87, singer (It’s A Shame)
Al Roker, 69, journalist
Quinn Buckner, 69, basketball player/sportscaster
KRS-One, 58, rapper/producer
Jamil Walker Smith, 41, actor
Mark Washington, 38, football player
Jerryd Bayless, 35, basketball player
Kirko Bangz, 34, rapper
Cory Joseph, 32, basketball player
Alex Newell, 31, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
William H. Gray, 82, politician (d. 2013)
Isaac Hayes, 81, singer/songwriter/actor (d. 2008)
Big Moe, 49, rapper (d. 2007)
DEATHS
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 2008, lawyer/politician (b. 1949)
Gene Upshaw, 2008, football player (b. 1945)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1619 – 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown, Virginia.
1830 – The first National Negro Convention is held in Philadelphia with
Richard Allen as chairman.
1939 – 1st black bowling league formed (National Bowling Assoc.).
1964 – President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act, an anti-
poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion.
1974 – Gerald Ford assumes office of President after Richard Nixon’s
resignation.
1985 – Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th
consecutive win.
1993 – Dr. David Satcher named director of the Center for Disease Control.
HOROSCOPE
You have naturally put yourself on a path to success, but it may be difficult to choose a specific career path. Your personality and determination are perfect for the business world, where people would appreciate your straight-shooting ways. Likewise, your social capabilities would make a career in politics or public relations a good fit. If the entertainment world is more appealing, look to more artistic pursuits to find fulfillment. Look to the revolutionary career of singer Robert Plant or the acting of Demi Lvato, who were both also born on August 20th, for encouragement.
