Today is Tuesday, February 13th, the 44th day of the year. There are 322
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES American Heart Month,
Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health,
National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National
Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Blame Someone
Else Day, Get a Different Name Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Freedom Williams, 58, singer (C&C Music Factory)
Charlie Garner, 52, football player
Randy Moss, 47, football player
Michael Turner, 41, football player
Aqib Talib, 37, football player
Aston Merrygold, 35, singer
Michael Jackson Jr., 27, son of Michael Jackson
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Absalom Jones, (b. 1746), 1st Black protestant minister (d. 1818)
Eddie Robinson, 103, winningest college football coach (Grambling) (d. 2007)
King Floyd, 77, rocker (d. 2006)
DEATHS
Henry Highland Garnet, 1882, diplomat (b. 1816)
Freddie Solomon, 2012, football player (b. 1953)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1861 – Abraham Lincoln declared president in Washington D.C.
1920 – National Negro Baseball League organizes.
1923 – 1st Black pro Basketball team, “Renaissance,” organizes.
1957 – Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans.
1959 – Barbie doll goes on sale.
1970 – Joseph L. Searles becomes the first African American member of the
New York Stock Exchange.
1974 – James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell is named to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
1989 – Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling
cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison
1996 – Rapper Tupac Shakur releases his 4th studio album ‘All Eyez on Me’.
2011 – 53rd Grammy Awards: Need You Now, Esperanza Spalding wins.
HOROSCOPE
As an Aquarius born on February 13th, your personality is characterized by impulsiveness and charm. Your friends and family would be the first to point out your spontaneous nature. As a result of this quality, you have a wide range of interests and hobbies. Socially, you display a special brand of charm and mystery that has earned you many admirers. You would be surprised to know how many of your friends are still trying to solve discover your inner self!
