Today is Friday, March 29th, the 89th day of the year. There are 277
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Irish American Heritage Month,
Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month,
National Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s
History Month, Social Workers Month, Colon Cancer Awareness Month,
Vietnam Veterans Day, National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day,
Smoke and Mirrors Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Raymond Davis, 84, singer (Parliament/Funkadellic)
Walt Frazier, 79, basketball player
Earl Campbell, 69, football player
Brian Jordan, 56, baseball player
P.J. Morton, 42, singer
Jason Tuck, 40, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Pearl Bailey, 106, actress/singer (d. 1990)
DEATHS
Johnnie Cochran, 2005, lawyer (b. 1937)
Calvin Lockhart, 2007, actor (b. 1934)
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1804 – Thousands of Whites are massacred in Haiti
1886 – Dr. John Pemberton brews his first batch of Coca-Cola
in a back yard in Atlanta, Ga.
1898 – W.J. Ballow patents combined hat rack and table.
1940 – Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 rounds to
retain the heavyweight title.
1966 – Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 rounds
for the heavyweight boxing title.
1971 – My Lai Massacre: Lt. William Calley is convicted of
premeditated murder and is sentenced to life in prison.
1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death
penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
1973 – Vietnam War: The last U.S. combat soldiers leave
South Vietnam.
1976 – 8 Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted for shooting
4 Kent State University students.
1996 – 10th Soul Train Awards: Patti LaBelle and Boyz II Men
win.
HOROSCOPE
Your natural gifts create many career opportunities for you to explore, so take time in choosing the perfect career for you. Your competitiveness and determination would be a great fit for business, sales, advertising, marketing or management. Similarly, your passion as a leader could take you into social reform or politics, which was the case for President John Tyler, who was also born on March 29th. You may have the vision to become a pioneer in your field or entrepreneur, much like Sam Walton, another of your celebrity birthday twins. If you are artistically inclined, your passion could resonate in the hearts of many audiences.
