Today is Tuesday, August 29th, the 241st day of the year. There are 124
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, Be Kind to Humankind Month,
More Herbs, Less Salt Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Wyomia Tyus, 78, sprinter
Bob Beamon, 77, long jumper
Lenny Henry, 64, comedian
Rodney McCrae, 62, basketball player
Carl Banks, 61, football player
David West, 43, basketball player
Timothy Bradley, 39, boxer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Isabel Sanford, 106, actress (d. 2004)
Charlie Parker, 103, saxophonist/composer (d. 1955)
Dinah Washington, 99, singer/pianist (d. 1963)
Michael Jackson, 65, music legend (d. 2009)
DEATHS
David “Honeyboy” Edwards, 2011, blues guitarist/singer (b. 1915)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1957 – Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24 hr filibuster against civil
rights.
1965 – Willie Mays sets National League record for home runs in a month
with his 17th of August.
1970 – Black Panthers confront cops in Philadelphia (1 cop killed).
1977 – Lou Brock sets stolen base record.
1979 – Sheridan Broadcasting Corp purchases Mutual Black Network.
2004 – 21st MTV Awards: OutKast, Beyonce & Usher f/ Lil Jon & Ludacris
wins.
2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from
Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and
causing over $108 billion in damage.
HOROSCOPE
As a Virgo born on August 29th, generosity, discipline and a quick mind, are among your strongest characteristics. You are dedicated and focused in tasks that you feel are important and in turn, you show the same amount of dedication when interacting with your loved ones. You effortlessly understand the needs of others and rarely pass on the chance to help someone you care about. At times, you are so generous that you fail to acknowledge your own needs, instead catering to the needs of others.
