CMN Almanac
Today is Sunday, April 28th, the 119th day of the year. There are 247
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month,
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Lawn
and Garden Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful
Month, National Pecan Month, National Poetry Month, Sexual Assault
Awareness Month, Stress Awareness Month, International Astronomy
Day, Great Poetry Reading Day, Kiss Your Mate Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Barry Larkin, 60, baseball player
Too Short, 58, rapper
Mark Carrier, 56, football player
Earl Holmes, 51, football player
Josh Howard, 44, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Madge Sinclair, 86, actress (d. 1995)
DEATHS
Iceberg Slim, 1992, author (b. 1946)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1839 – Cinque leads Amistad mutiny off the coast of Long Island, N.Y.
1847 – George B. Vashon becomes the 1st Black to enter New York
State Bar
1848 – The last slaves in the French Colonies are freed.
1914 – W.H. Carrier patents the air conditioner.
1956 – The Reds’ Frank Robinson hits the 1st of 586 home runs.
1967 – Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the Army and is
stripped of his boxing title.
1971 – Samuel Lee Gravely becomes the 1st Black admiral in
the U.S. Navy.
1987 – The NBA announces expansion to Charlotte and Miami
in 1988 & Minneapolis and Orlando in 1989.
HOROSCOPE
Although finding the perfect career is a lifelong challenge, you are fortunate enough to have the determination to be successful in a wide variety of careers. Your desire for success could easily lead you to the world of business, marketing or advertising. On the other hand, your social inclinations could make you an effective teacher, counselor or salesperson. You may find your true passion is to entertain others, which was the case for Jay Leno, who was also born on April 28th. If you are drawn to the world of entertainment, your warmth could earn you a job in television or film, not unlike Jessica Alba, another of your celebrity birthday twins.
