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• 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
• We remember Sarah Vaughan 3/27/24-4/3/90
• Mother's Day/Mothering Sunday (UK)
• Happy Birthday, MARIAH CAREY/FERGIE/HALLE "singer" BAILEY
• New Monday		28
• Happy Birthday, LADY GA-GA; KATE GOSSELIN; VINCE VAUGHN; LEDISI; BERNICE KING
• George I (1660)
• We remember Earl Scruggs
• Interesting Tuesday		29
• We remember John Tyler (1790)
• Doable Wednesday
• Vietnam War Veterans Day		30
• Name the 1st black woman to produce rap music.
• We remember Phil Ramone
• Happy Birthday, CELINE DION/MC HAMMER
• Anticipating Thursday		31
• Eiffel Tower Completed (1889)
• We remember, Peggy "actress" Rea; Nathanial "actor" Taylor (b. 1938)
• Pleasant Friday		1
• U.S. Confederate Heritage Month
• We remember musician & teacher Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (d. 2020)
• National April Events: Jazz Appreciation Month, Poetry Month, Military Child Appreciation Month; International Black Women's History Month; National Minority Health Month; (U.S.) Fair Housing Month
• Happy Birthday, METHOD MAN
• Hosted Theme: White/Black Mixed-Race Ethnicity Appreciation Month
• Investment Saturday
W22
• 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
• We remember Sarah Vaughan 3/27/24-4/3/90; Bill Withers (d. 2020).
• Happy Birthday, EDDIE MURPHY/KELLY PRICE/ALEC BALDWIN/DAVID HYDE PIERCE/PARIS JACKSON
• New Monday		4
• We remember Roger Ebert d. 4/4/13, Maya Angelou d. 5/28/14
• Happy Birthday, JILL SCOTT/JAMIE LYNN/DJ DAMAGE/REBA MCENTIRE/ROBERT DOWNEY JR
• 1st U. S. Flag approved, 1818
• National Equal Pay Day
• 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
• National No Housework Day
• Happy Birthday RUSSELL CROWE
• World Health Day
• We remember Mike Wallace/Billie Holiday/Lilly Pulitzer
• Why do churches place a cross during Easter?
• Pleasant Friday
• Good Friday		8
• Birthday of Buddha/Flower Festival in Japan
• We remember Margaret Thatcher, UK/Annette Funicello/Biz Markie
• Happy Birthday, ALLU ARJUN/JOHN SCHNEIDER/AARON O'CONNELL/ROBERT L. JOHNSON
• Investment Saturday
• Holy Saturday
W39
• 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
• Happy Birthday, JOSS STONE
• National Pet Day
• Black Maternal Health Week (4/11 - 4/17)
• Interesting Tuesday		12
• Happy Birthday, DAVID LETTERMAN
• We remember our Civil War veterans.
• We remember Jonathan Winters, Herbie Hancock, comedian Charlie Murphy.
• Doable Wednesday		13
• Songkran, Why not a fountain for a centerpiece?
• We remember Thomas Jefferson (1743)
• Does Satan have other names?
• Happy Birthday, AL GREEN/PEABO BRYSON
• Anticipating Thursday
• Passover Ends		14
• National Gardening Day
• We remember Inez Andrews b. 4/14/1939/Jonathan Frid/Percy Sledge b. 11/25/41
• What is the state of Maryland's nickname?
• Who perfected the Holy Ghost, African-religion steps?
• Pleasant Friday		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).
• Happy Birthday, SETH ROGEN/FLEX"ACTOR/COMEDIAN" ALEXANDER
• The Titanic sank 4/15/1912
• Investment Saturday
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• Name the 1st black to give a recital @ Carnegie Hall
• Happy Birthday MARTIN LAWRENCE/AKON
• Eco-friendly Sunday
• Orthodox Easter		17
• We remember Valerie singer Jones (d.12/2/01)
• Happy Birthday, JENNIFER GARNER/KIMBERLY ELISE
• Name the 1st black variety talent show.
• We remember Former First Lady Barbara Bush. (d. 2018)
• New Monday		18
• Happy Birthday, JANE LEEVES/CONAN O'BRIEN
• 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?
• 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
• Why do people dress up to attend church, etc?
• We remember Luther Vandross; Cuba Gooding Sr.
• National Park Week (4/20-28)
• Anticipating Thursday		21
• Administrative Professional's Day
• 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
• Pleasant Friday
• Eid Al-Fitr @ sundown		22
• We remember Aaron Spelling (b); Erin actress Moran (d); Len Goodman (d. 2023)
• Isabella I (1451)
• EARTH DAY
• Happy Birthday, SHERRI SHEPHARD/CATHY HUGHES/DJ DRAMA/LAURI"JULIE"HENDLER
• Family Day (South Africa)
• Investment Saturday
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• We remember Shirley Temple/William Shakespeare
• National Dance Week ends 4/29
• World Book Day
• St. George's Day
• James Buchanan (1791)
• 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
• Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music?
• Happy Birthday Former First-Lady, Melania Trump
• Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT
• We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018).
• 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
• Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show
• Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland
• Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO
• James Monroe (1758)
• Administrative Professional's Day
• Pleasant Friday
• Arbor Day		29
• Duke Ellington (1899)
• Horohito (1901)
• Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD
• National Pet Parents Day
• We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934).
• Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK
• Investment Saturday
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• Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH
• National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day
• Eco-friendly Sunday		1
• We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX
• 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)
• International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados)
• New Monday		2
• Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON
• Holocaust Rememberance Day
• National Day of Prayer
• Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May
• Interesting Tuesday		3
• World Press Freedom Day
• We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006
• Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL
• Name the 1st black teacher in North America.
• Doable Wednesday		4
• National Teachers' Day
• Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH
• Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show
• 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"?
• Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN
• National Lemonade Day
• Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea)
• Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly)
• We remember Johnnie Taylor
• Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day
• Pleasant Friday		6
• We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey
• Provider Appreciation Day, global
• UK: King Charles Coronation (2023)
• Library Day, USA
• National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12)
• Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON
• Investment Saturday
• National Nurses Day