Today is Saturday, February 3rd, the 34th day of the year. There are 332
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,
National Women Physicians Day, Feed The Birds Day, National
Carrot Cake Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Robert Pack, 55, basketball player
Sean Dawkins, 53, football player
Tyrone Poole, 52, football player
Julio Jones, 35, football player
Andre Ellington, 35, football player
Sean Kingston, 34, singer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Johnny “Guitar” Watson, 89, rock guitarist (d. 1996)
Dennis Edwards, 81, singer (Temptations) (d. 2018)
DEATHS
Gwen Guthrie, 1999, singer(“Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but the Rent”) (b. 1951)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1870 – Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution
allowing suffrage for all races & colors.
1920 – Negro Baseball league founded.
1947 – 1st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis).
1967 – “Purple Haze” recorded by Jimi Hendrix.
1979 – Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players.
1980 – Muhammad Ali tours Africa as Pres. Carter’s envoy.
1989 – Baseball’s National League announces Yanks’ broadcaster Bill
White will be its 1st African American President.
1990 – Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for Alcohol
rehabilitation.
1993 – Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to
racist comments.
1993 – Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations
in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in L.A., Calif.
HOROSCOPE
As an Aquarius born on February 3rd, your original personality is defined by your imagination and honesty. You have a very active, but focused mind. You use your mental agility to picture all the angles and find solutions with ease. In social situations, your imagination makes you an engaging and intriguing communicator. While your friends and family admire your mental abilities, they have the most appreciation for your honest nature. In all your dealings, personal and professional, you value openness and forthrightness above all else.
