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W1 | 26 Happy Birthday ERNEST THOMAS/DIANA ROSS/STEVEN TYLER/KEIRA KNIGHTLEY We remember Leonard"Mr.Spock"Nimoy; globetrotter Fred 'Curly' Neal (d. 2020). Minister Malcolm X meets Minister Martin l. King for the first time - 1964 Eco-friendly Sunday | 27 "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) New Monday | 28 We remember Earl Scruggs Happy Birthday, LADY GA-GA; KATE GOSSELIN; VINCE VAUGHN; LEDISI; BERNICE KING George I (1660) Interesting Tuesday | 29 We remember John Tyler (1790) World Water Day Doable Wednesday Vietnam War Veterans Day | 30 Happy Birthday, CELINE DION/MC HAMMER Name the 1st black woman to produce rap music. We remember Phil Ramone Anticipating Thursday | 31 Eiffel Tower Completed (1889) We remember, Peggy "actress" Rea; Nathanial "actor" Taylor (b. 1938) Pleasant Friday | 1 We remember musician & teacher Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (d. 2020) U.S. Confederate Heritage Month Jazz Appreciation Month, Poetry Month, Military Child Appreciation Month; International Black Women's History Month; National Minority Health Month; (U.S.) Fair Housing Month; Ntl Volunteer Month Hosted Theme: White/Black Mixed-Race Ethnicity Appreciation Month Happy Birthday, METHOD MAN Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 2 We remember MARVIN GAYE (4/2/1939-4/1/1984); Winnie Mandela d. 2018.; Traci Braxton b. Happy Birthday, MICHAEL FASSBENDER Intl Children's Book Day Eco-friendly Sunday Palm Sunday | 3 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). New Monday | 4 National Equal Pay Day 1st U. S. Flag approved, 1818 Happy Birthday, JILL SCOTT/JAMIE LYNN/DJ DAMAGE/REBA MCENTIRE/ROBERT DOWNEY JR We remember Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. (d. 1968), Roger Ebert d. 4/4/13, Maya Angelou d. 5/28/14 Interesting Tuesday | 5 Happy Birthday, "KID" CHRISTOPHER REID/PHARRELL WILLIAMS We remember Cecil Taylor (d. 2018). Doable Wednesday Passover Begins | 6 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 We remember Thomas Kinkade/Mickey Rooney/Don Rickles/Earl Graves Sr (d. 2019) Anticipating Thursday Military Army Day | 7 World Health Day We remember Mike Wallace/Billie Holiday/Lilly Pulitzer National No Housework Day Happy Birthday RUSSELL CROWE Why do churches place a cross during Easter? Pleasant Friday Good Friday | 8 Happy Birthday, ALLU ARJUN/JOHN SCHNEIDER/AARON O'CONNELL/ROBERT L. JOHNSON We remember Margaret Thatcher, UK/Annette Funicello/Biz Markie Birthday of Buddha/Flower Festival in Japan Investment Saturday Holy Saturday | |||
W3 | 9 We remember Prince Philip (d. 2021), We remember Earl 'rapper DMX' Simmons. (d. 2021) Prince Charles and Camilla Anniversary (Europe)) America's 1st Public Library established, 1833 What is communion? Happy Birthday, KRISTEN STEWART/KEISHA KNIGHT PULLIAM/MICHAEL LEARNED/HUGH HEFNER/JAZMINE SULLIVAN Eco-friendly Sunday Easter Resurrection Sunday | 10 National Library Week 4/10-4/16/Week of the Young Child Encourage a Young Writer Day Happy Birthday, DJ Q-TIP/BABY FACE National Siblings Day We remember Yvonne Staples (d. 2018). Harry 'actor' Morgan (b. 1915) New Monday | 11 We remember Meshach Taylor National Pet Day Black Maternal Health Week (4/11 - 4/17) Happy Birthday, JOSS STONE Interesting Tuesday | 12 Happy Birthday, DAVID LETTERMAN We remember Jonathan Winters, Herbie Hancock, comedian Charlie Murphy. We remember our Civil War veterans. Doable Wednesday | 13 We remember Thomas Jefferson (1743) Happy Birthday, AL GREEN/PEABO BRYSON Songkran, Why not a fountain for a centerpiece? Does Satan have other names? Anticipating Thursday Passover Ends | 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? National Gardening Day What is the state of Maryland's nickname? Pleasant Friday | 15 Happy Birthday, SETH ROGEN/FLEX"ACTOR/COMEDIAN" ALEXANDER 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 Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 16 Name the 1st black to give a recital @ Carnegie Hall Happy Birthday MARTIN LAWRENCE/AKON Eco-friendly Sunday Orthodox Easter | 17 We remember Former First Lady Barbara Bush. (d. 2018) Happy Birthday, JENNIFER GARNER/KIMBERLY ELISE We remember Valerie singer Jones (d.12/2/01) Name the 1st black variety talent show. New Monday | 18 We remember DICK CLARK, 11/30/1928-4/18/2012; Doris Roberts, 11/4/1925-4/18/2016 Name the year of the 1st woman bishop of United Methodist Church? Happy Birthday, JANE LEEVES/CONAN O'BRIEN Interesting Tuesday Income Tax Day | 19 Revolutionary War began, 1775 Happy Birthday, JAMES FRANCO Why do the women in the Nation of Islam wear white? We remember Levon Helm d. Doable Wednesday | 20 Happy Birthday, JOEY LAWRENCE MIGNOGNA/LARA "SAM" JILL MILLER National Park Week (4/20-28) Volunteer Appreciation Day; Husband Appreciation Day Why do people dress up to attend church, etc? We remember Luther Vandross; Cuba Gooding Sr. Anticipating Thursday | 21 Happy Birthday, QUEEN ELIZABETH II 4/21/1926 We remember Nina Simone (2/21/1933 - 4/21/ 2003); Prince (6/7/1958-4/21/2016) Administrative Professional's Day Pleasant Friday Eid Al-Fitr @ sundown | 22 We remember Aaron Spelling (b); Erin actress Moran (d); Len Goodman (d. 2023) Isabella I (1451) Happy Birthday, SHERRI SHEPHARD/CATHY HUGHES/DJ DRAMA/LAURI"JULIE"HENDLER Family Day (South Africa) EARTH DAY Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 23 We remember Shirley Temple/William Shakespeare World Book Day St. George's Day James Buchanan (1791) National Dance Week ends 4/29 Eco-friendly Sunday | 24 Happy Birthday, BARBARA STREISAND/CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER/JEAN PAUL/KELLY CLARKSON/VALERIE BERTINELLI/LYNN HAMILTON/DEREK LUKE/DJIMON HOUNSON New Monday | 25 International: Anzac Day We remember Ella Fitzgerald (b); Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (d); BB King (b); Harold Belafonte (d. 2023) Interesting Tuesday | 26 Happy Birthday Former First-Lady, Melania Trump Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music? We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018). Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT Doable Wednesday Administrative Professionals Day | 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day Happy Birthday, LIZZO. We remember Coretta Scott King 4/27/1927-1/30/2006 Ulysses S. Grant (1822) Anticipating Thursday | 28 Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO James Monroe (1758) Administrative Professional's Day Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland Pleasant Friday Arbor Day | 29 Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK National Pet Parents Day Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934). Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD Investment Saturday | |||
W6 | 30 National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) International Jazz Day Eco-friendly Sunday | 1 International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown It's National Military Appreciation Month; Older Americans Month; Asia Pacific American Heritage Month; Mental Health Awareness Month Hosted Theme: Women Appreciation Month. It is also the beginning of my summer-hours activities (May - August, yearly). Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX New Monday | 2 National Day of Prayer Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Holocaust Rememberance Day Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Interesting Tuesday | 3 We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006 Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL World Press Freedom Day Name the 1st black teacher in North America. Doable Wednesday | 4 Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show National Teachers' Day Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 Anticipating Thursday National Day of Prayer | 5 Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day We remember Johnnie Taylor Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) African World Heritage Day Pleasant Friday | 6 National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) Provider Appreciation Day, global Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Library Day, USA Investment Saturday National Nurses Day | |||