Today is Tuesday, January 30th, the 30th day of the year. There are 336
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Bath Safety Month,
National Blood Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month,
National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month,
National Soup Month, National Inane Answering Message Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
William King, 75, trumpeteer (Commodores)
Charles S. Dutton, 73, actor
Jody Watley, 65, singer/dancer (Shalamar)
Dexter Scott King, 64, son of Martin Luther King
Jalen Rose, 51, basketball player/sports announcer
Cameron Wake, 42, football player
DeStorm Power, 41, web video star
Kid Cudi, 40, rapper
Kylie Bunbury, 35, actress
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Lightnin’ Hopkins, 1982, musician (b. 1912)
Coretta Scott King, 2006, activist/wife of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1927)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1797 – U.S. Congress refuses to accept 1st petition from African Americans.
1800 – U.S. population: 5,308,483; African American population
1,002,037 (18.9%)
1844 – Richard Theodore Greener becomes first Black to graduate from
Harvard Univ.
1858 – William Wells Brown published 1st Black drama, “Leap to Freedom”.
1956 – Martin Luther King Jr.’s home bombed.
1965 – Satchel Paige is named all-time outstanding player by National
Baseball Congress.
1977 – 8th (final) part of “Roots” is most-watched entertainment show ever.
1995 – Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of “Tonight Show”.
HOROSCOPE
As an Aquarius born on January 30th, your personality is defined by openness, wit and imagination. While others may have a hidden agenda, you prefer the “what you see is what you get” approach. In all your dealings, you value honesty over all else. Your friends and family appreciate your open nature, but they admire your whit and imagination. Your quick mind allows you to see possibilities where others cannot. At times, your greatest challenge may be finding activities that actually challenge your intellect.
