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W1 | 26 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 Happy Birthday ERNEST THOMAS/DIANA ROSS/STEVEN TYLER/KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Eco-friendly Sunday | 27 "First Ever" National Muslim Womens' Day 3/27/2017 Mother's Day/Mothering Sunday (UK) Happy Birthday, MARIAH CAREY/FERGIE/HALLE "singer" BAILEY We remember Sarah Vaughan 3/27/24-4/3/90 New Monday | 28 Happy Birthday, LADY GA-GA; KATE GOSSELIN; VINCE VAUGHN; LEDISI; BERNICE KING We remember Earl Scruggs George I (1660) Interesting Tuesday | 29 We remember John Tyler (1790) World Water Day 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 Hosted Theme: White/Black Mixed-Race Ethnicity Appreciation Month U.S. Confederate Heritage Month We remember musician & teacher Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (d. 2020) 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 Happy Birthday, METHOD MAN Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 2 Intl Children's Book Day We remember MARVIN GAYE (4/2/1939-4/1/1984); Winnie Mandela d. 2018.; Traci Braxton b. Happy Birthday, MICHAEL FASSBENDER 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 We remember Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. (d. 1968), 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 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? We remember Thomas Kinkade/Mickey Rooney/Don Rickles/Earl Graves Sr (d. 2019) Happy Birthday, BILLY DEE WILLIAMS/PAUL RUDD/CANDACE CAMERON-BURE Anticipating Thursday Military Army Day | 7 Why do churches place a cross during Easter? We remember Mike Wallace/Billie Holiday/Lilly Pulitzer Happy Birthday RUSSELL CROWE National No Housework Day World Health Day Pleasant Friday Good Friday | 8 Birthday of Buddha/Flower Festival in Japan Happy Birthday, ALLU ARJUN/JOHN SCHNEIDER/AARON O'CONNELL/ROBERT L. JOHNSON We remember Margaret Thatcher, UK/Annette Funicello/Biz Markie 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)) Happy Birthday, KRISTEN STEWART/KEISHA KNIGHT PULLIAM/MICHAEL LEARNED/HUGH HEFNER/JAZMINE SULLIVAN America's 1st Public Library established, 1833 What is communion? Eco-friendly Sunday Easter Resurrection Sunday | 10 Happy Birthday, DJ Q-TIP/BABY FACE National Siblings Day National Library Week 4/10-4/16/Week of the Young Child Encourage a Young Writer Day We remember Yvonne Staples (d. 2018). Harry 'actor' Morgan (b. 1915) New Monday | 11 We remember Meshach Taylor Black Maternal Health Week (4/11 - 4/17) National Pet Day 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 Does Satan have other names? Songkran, Why not a fountain for a centerpiece? Happy Birthday, AL GREEN/PEABO BRYSON We remember Thomas Jefferson (1743) Anticipating Thursday Passover Ends | 14 National Gardening Day What is the state of Maryland's nickname? Who perfected the Holy Ghost, African-religion steps? We remember Inez Andrews b. 4/14/1939/Jonathan Frid/Percy Sledge b. 11/25/41 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 Happy Birthday MARTIN LAWRENCE/AKON Name the 1st black to give a recital @ Carnegie Hall Eco-friendly Sunday Orthodox Easter | 17 Happy Birthday, JENNIFER GARNER/KIMBERLY ELISE We remember Valerie singer Jones (d.12/2/01) We remember Former First Lady Barbara Bush. (d. 2018) Name the 1st black variety talent show. New Monday | 18 Happy Birthday, JANE LEEVES/CONAN O'BRIEN 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 Interesting Tuesday Income Tax Day | 19 Why do the women in the Nation of Islam wear white? We remember Levon Helm d. Revolutionary War began, 1775 Happy Birthday, JAMES FRANCO Doable Wednesday | 20 We remember Luther Vandross; Cuba Gooding Sr. National Park Week (4/20-28) Why do people dress up to attend church, etc? Happy Birthday, JOEY LAWRENCE MIGNOGNA/LARA "SAM" JILL MILLER Volunteer Appreciation Day; Husband Appreciation Day Anticipating Thursday | 21 Happy Birthday, QUEEN ELIZABETH II 4/21/1926 Administrative Professional's Day We remember Nina Simone (2/21/1933 - 4/21/ 2003); Prince (6/7/1958-4/21/2016) Pleasant Friday Eid Al-Fitr @ sundown | 22 We remember Aaron Spelling (b); Erin actress Moran (d); Len Goodman (d. 2023) Family Day (South Africa) Happy Birthday, SHERRI SHEPHARD/CATHY HUGHES/DJ DRAMA/LAURI"JULIE"HENDLER EARTH DAY Isabella I (1451) Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 23 St. George's Day James Buchanan (1791) National Dance Week ends 4/29 We remember Shirley Temple/William Shakespeare World Book Day 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 We remember Ella Fitzgerald (b); Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (d); BB King (b); Harold Belafonte (d. 2023) International: Anzac Day Interesting Tuesday | 26 We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018). Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT Happy Birthday Former First-Lady, Melania Trump Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music? Doable Wednesday Administrative Professionals Day | 27 We remember Coretta Scott King 4/27/1927-1/30/2006 Ulysses S. Grant (1822) Holocaust Remembrance Day Happy Birthday, LIZZO. Anticipating Thursday | 28 Administrative Professional's Day Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland James Monroe (1758) Pleasant Friday Arbor Day | 29 Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) National Pet Parents Day We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934). Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD Investment Saturday | |||
W6 | 30 Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) International Jazz Day Eco-friendly Sunday | 1 Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown It's National Military Appreciation Month; Older Americans Month; Asia Pacific American Heritage Month; Mental Health Awareness Month We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX 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 National Day of Prayer Holocaust Rememberance Day Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Interesting Tuesday | 3 Name the 1st black teacher in North America. World Press Freedom Day We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006 Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL Doable Wednesday | 4 National Teachers' Day Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show 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 Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN We remember Johnnie Taylor African World Heritage Day Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Pleasant Friday | 6 Library Day, USA Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON Provider Appreciation Day, global National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Investment Saturday National Nurses Day | |||