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• "First Ever" National Muslim Womens' Day 3/27/2017
• Happy Birthday, MARIAH CAREY/FERGIE/HALLE "singer" BAILEY
• We remember Sarah Vaughan 3/27/24-4/3/90
• Mother's Day/Mothering Sunday (UK)
• Eco-friendly Sunday		28
• We remember Earl Scruggs
• George I (1660)
• Happy Birthday, LADY GA-GA; KATE GOSSELIN; VINCE VAUGHN; LEDISI; BERNICE KING
• New Monday		29
• We remember John Tyler (1790)
• Interesting Tuesday		30
• We remember Phil Ramone
• Name the 1st black woman to produce rap music.
• Happy Birthday, CELINE DION/MC HAMMER
• Doable Wednesday		31
• We remember, Peggy "actress" Rea; Nathanial "actor" Taylor (b. 1938)
• Eiffel Tower Completed (1889)
• Anticipating Thursday		1
• National April Events: Jazz Appreciation Month, Poetry Month, Military Child Appreciation Month; International Black Women's History Month
• Hosted Theme: White/Black Mixed-Race Ethnicity Appreciation Month, Spring Cleaning Month
• Happy Birthday, METHOD MAN
• U.S. Confederate Heritage Month
• We remember musician & teacher Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (d. 2020)
• Pleasant Friday		2
• Intl Children's Book Day
• Happy Birthday, MICHAEL FASSBENDER
• We remember MARVIN GAYE (4/2/1939-4/1/1984); Winnie Mandela d. 2018.; Traci Braxton b.
• Investment Saturday
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• Happy Birthday, EDDIE MURPHY/KELLY PRICE/ALEC BALDWIN/DAVID HYDE PIERCE/PARIS JACKSON
• We remember Sarah Vaughan 3/27/24-4/3/90; Bill Withers (d. 2020).
• Eco-friendly Sunday
• Ramadan begins at sunset (Islam faith)		4
• 1st U. S. Flag approved, 1818
• National Equal Pay Day
• Happy Birthday, JILL SCOTT/JAMIE LYNN/DJ DAMAGE/REBA MCENTIRE/ROBERT DOWNEY JR
• We remember Roger Ebert d. 4/4/13, Maya Angelou d. 5/28/14
• New Monday		5
• Happy Birthday, "KID" CHRISTOPHER REID/PHARRELL WILLIAMS
• We remember Cecil Taylor (d. 2018).
• Interesting Tuesday		6
• We remember Thomas Kinkade/Mickey Rooney/Don Rickles/Earl Graves Sr (d. 2019)
• Name the 1st record company to record black music
• Who founded the Christian Science Church?
• Happy Birthday, BILLY DEE WILLIAMS/PAUL RUDD/CANDACE CAMERON-BURE
• Doable Wednesday		7
• We remember Mike Wallace/Billie Holiday/Lilly Pulitzer
• Why do churches place a cross during Easter?
• National No Housework Day
• Happy Birthday RUSSELL CROWE
• World Health Day
• Anticipating Thursday		8
• We remember Margaret Thatcher, UK/Annette Funicello/Biz Markie
• Happy Birthday, ALLU ARJUN/JOHN SCHNEIDER/AARON O'CONNELL/ROBERT L. JOHNSON
• Birthday of Buddha/Flower Festival in Japan
• Pleasant Friday		9
• What is communion?
• We remember Prince Philip (d. 2021),
• We remember Earl 'rapper DMX' Simmons. (d. 2021)
• Prince Charles and Camilla Anniversary (Europe))
• Happy Birthday, KRISTEN STEWART/KEISHA KNIGHT PULLIAM/MICHAEL LEARNED/HUGH HEFNER/JAZMINE SULLIVAN
• America's 1st Public Library established, 1833
• Investment Saturday
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• We remember Yvonne Staples (d. 2018). Harry 'actor' Morgan (b. 1915)
• Encourage a Young Writer Day
• National Siblings Day
• Happy Birthday, DJ Q-TIP/BABY FACE
• National Library Week 4/10-4/16/Week of the Young Child
• Eco-friendly Sunday
• Palm Sunday		11
• We remember Meshach Taylor
• Happy Birthday, JOSS STONE
• National Pet Day
• New Monday		12
• We remember our Civil War veterans.
• Happy Birthday, DAVID LETTERMAN
• We remember Jonathan Winters, Herbie Hancock, comedian Charlie Murphy.
• Interesting Tuesday		13
• We remember Thomas Jefferson (1743)
• Songkran, Why not a fountain for a centerpiece?
• Does Satan have other names?
• Happy Birthday, AL GREEN/PEABO BRYSON
• Doable Wednesday		14
• We remember Inez Andrews b. 4/14/1939/Jonathan Frid/Percy Sledge b. 11/25/41
• Who perfected the Holy Ghost, African-religion steps?
• What is the state of Maryland's nickname?
• National Gardening Day
• Anticipating Thursday		15
• We remember Elizabeth Catlett, 4/15/1912-4/2/2012; Leonardo da Vinci (1452); Greta Garbo; Ray Clark (b. 1933); actress Brian Dennehy (d. 2020).
• The Titanic sank 4/15/1912
• Happy Birthday, SETH ROGEN/FLEX"ACTOR/COMEDIAN" ALEXANDER
• Pleasant Friday
• Good Friday (faith-based)		16
• Happy Birthday MARTIN LAWRENCE/AKON
• Name the 1st black to give a recital @ Carnegie Hall
• Investment Saturday
• Passover (faith-based)
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• Name the 1st black variety talent show.
• Happy Birthday, JENNIFER GARNER/KIMBERLY ELISE
• We remember Former First Lady Barbara Bush. (d. 2018)
• We remember Valerie singer Jones (d.12/2/01)
• Eco-friendly Sunday
• Easter Sunday (faith-based)		18
• Name the year of the 1st woman bishop of United Methodist Church?
• We remember DICK CLARK, 11/30/1928-4/18/2012; Doris Roberts, 11/4/1925-4/18/2016
• Happy Birthday, JANE LEEVES/CONAN O'BRIEN
• New Monday
• Easter Monday (faith-based)		19
• Why do the women in the Nation of Islam wear white?
• Happy Birthday, JAMES FRANCO
• Revolutionary War began, 1775
• We remember Levon Helm d.
• Interesting Tuesday		20
• We remember Luther Vandross; Cuba Gooding Sr.
• National Park Week (4/20-28)
• Happy Birthday, JOEY LAWRENCE MIGNOGNA/LARA "SAM" JILL MILLER
• Why do people dress up to attend church, etc?
• Doable Wednesday		21
• We remember Nina Simone (2/21/1933 - 4/21/ 2003); Prince (6/7/1958-4/21/2016)
• Happy Birthday, QUEEN ELIZABETH II 4/21/1926
• Administrative Professional's Day
• Anticipating Thursday		22
• We remember Aaron Spelling (b); Erin actress Moran (d)
• EARTH DAY
• Happy Birthday, SHERRI SHEPHARD/CATHY HUGHES/DJ DRAMA/LAURI"JULIE"HENDLER
• Family Day (South Africa)
• Isabella I (1451)
• Pleasant Friday
• Earth Day 		23
• World Book Day
• St. George's Day
• James Buchanan (1791)
• We remember Shirley Temple/William Shakespeare
• National Dance Week ends 4/29
• Investment Saturday
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• Happy Birthday, BARBARA STREISAND/CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER/JEAN PAUL/KELLY CLARKSON/VALERIE BERTINELLI/LYNN HAMILTON/DEREK LUKE/DJIMON HOUNSON
• Eco-friendly Sunday
• Orthodox Easter Sunday (faith-based)		25
• We remember Ella Fitzgerald (b); Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (d); BB King (b)
• International: Anzac Day
• New Monday		26
• Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music?
• Happy Birthday Former First-Lady, Melania Trump
• We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018).
• Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT
• NATIONAL ARBOR DAY
• Interesting Tuesday		27
• Happy Birthday, LIZZO.
• We remember Coretta Scott King 4/27/1927-1/30/2006
• Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Doable Wednesday		28
• Administrative Professional's Day
• Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO
• Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland
• Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show
• James Monroe (1758)
• Anticipating Thursday		29
• Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK
• We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934).
• Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD
• Duke Ellington (1899)
• Horohito (1901)
• National Pet Parents Day
• Pleasant Friday
• Arbor Day		30
• Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH
• National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day
• Investment Saturday