Today is Friday, February 2nd, the 33rd day of the year. There are 333
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES American Heart Month,
Black History Month, Great American Pie Month, National
Cherry Month, National Children’s Dental health Month,
National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month
Groundhog Day, Candlemas
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Alan McKay, 76, singer/musician (Earth Wind & Fire)
Alphonso Johnson, 73, bassist
Dexter Manley, 66, football player
Lauren Lane, 63, actress
Sean Elliott, 56, basketball player
Donald Driver, 49, football player
Gucci Mane, 44, rapper
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
DEATHS
Willie Mae Ford Smith, 1994, gospel singer/songwriter (b. 1905)
Billy Henderson, 2007, singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)
Joe Hunter, 2007, pianist/bandleader (The Funk Brothers) (b. 1927)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1776 – George Washington answered letter from Phyllis Wheatley.
1807 – Congress legally banned the foreign slave trade.
1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.
1945 – Biologist Ernest E. Just receives Spingarn Medal for research in
fertilization and cell division.
1948 – President Harry Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights
program.
1952 – B.B. King’s “3 O’Clock Blues” hits #1 on the US Billboard’s R&B hit
parade to become his first national hit.
1956 – Coasters sign with Atlantic Records.
1967 – Formation of American Basketball Association is announced.
1980 – FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31
elected & public officials for bribes for political favors
1990 – South Africa’s Pres. F.W. de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela
& legalizes ANC & 60 other political organizations.
2003 – Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles
chart with ‘All I Have’.
HOROSCOPE
Being an Aquarius born on February 2nd, your personality is defined by your open and imaginative nature. In all your dealings, social and professional, you adopt an honest and straightforward attitude. As a result, you are a true example of the statement, “what you see is what you get.” Your family, friends and coworkers appreciate your avoidance of mind games and manipulation, almost as much as they admire your imagination. Your active mind allows you to see all the possibilities. In situations where no one can seem to come up with a solution, your imagination allows you to creatively solve problems.
