Today is Wednesday, February 14th, the 45th day of the year. There are 321
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES American Heart Month,
Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month,
National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National
Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Ferris Wheel Day,
National Organ Donor Day, Today is Valentine’s Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Maceo Parker, 81, tenor saxophonist
Howard Davis Jr., 68, singer
Jessie Tuggle, 59, football player
Lonnie Johnson, 53, football player
Tyus Edney, 51, basketball player
Danai Gurira, 47, actress
Dwele, 46, singer
Ashton Jeffrey, 33, football player
Jadeveon Clowney, 30, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Richard Allen, (b. 1760), founder A.M.E. Church (d. 1831)
Frederick Douglass, (b. 1818), abolitionist/lecturer/editor (d. 1895)
Gregory Hines, 77, actor/dancer (d. 2003)
Steve McNair, 49, football player (d. 2009)
DEATHS
St. Valentine, 270, marking Valentines Day (b. unknown)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1867 – Morehouse College organizes (Augusta Georgia).
1936 – National Negro Congress organizes in Chicago.
1951 – Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title.
1957 – Georgia Senate unanimously approves Sen. Leon Butts’ bill barring
blacks from playing baseball with whites.
1966 – Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points.
1967 – Aretha Franklin records “Respect”.
1994 – 2nd ESPY Awards: Barry Bonds, Julie Krone win.
1995 – The Portland Trail Blazers trade Clyde Drexler to the Houston Rockets,
who end up winning the 1995 NBA Championship.
HOROSCOPE
Being an Aquarius born on February 14th, your personality is defined by charm, romanticism and impulsiveness. With your warmth and mystery,it may be an understatement to simply say you are charming. Throughout your life you have noticed that people cannot help but to gravitate to your personality. While you are always social, you are also a natural romantic. There are few things you enjoy more than the feeling of giving and receiving love. In all aspects of life, you find excitement by being impulsive and spontaneous.
