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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 Happy Birthday, MARIAH CAREY/FERGIE/HALLE "singer" BAILEY Mother's Day/Mothering Sunday (UK) We remember Sarah Vaughan 3/27/24-4/3/90 "First Ever" National Muslim Womens' Day 3/27/2017 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 World Water Day We remember John Tyler (1790) 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 We remember, Peggy "actress" Rea; Nathanial "actor" Taylor (b. 1938) Eiffel Tower Completed (1889) Pleasant Friday | 1 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 U.S. Confederate Heritage Month Hosted Theme: White/Black Mixed-Race Ethnicity Appreciation Month We remember musician & teacher Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (d. 2020) Happy Birthday, METHOD MAN Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 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. 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 Why do churches place a cross during Easter? World Health Day We remember Mike Wallace/Billie Holiday/Lilly Pulitzer Happy Birthday RUSSELL CROWE National No Housework 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)) What is communion? America's 1st Public Library established, 1833 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 We remember Yvonne Staples (d. 2018). Harry 'actor' Morgan (b. 1915) Encourage a Young Writer Day Happy Birthday, DJ Q-TIP/BABY FACE National Siblings Day 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 Does Satan have other names? We remember Thomas Jefferson (1743) Happy Birthday, AL GREEN/PEABO BRYSON Songkran, Why not a fountain for a centerpiece? Anticipating Thursday Passover Ends | 14 Who perfected the Holy Ghost, African-religion steps? What is the state of Maryland's nickname? National Gardening Day We remember Inez Andrews b. 4/14/1939/Jonathan Frid/Percy Sledge b. 11/25/41 Pleasant Friday | 15 The Titanic sank 4/15/1912 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). 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 Name the 1st black variety talent show. Happy Birthday, JENNIFER GARNER/KIMBERLY ELISE We remember Valerie singer Jones (d.12/2/01) We remember Former First Lady Barbara Bush. (d. 2018) New Monday | 18 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 Name the year of the 1st woman bishop of United Methodist Church? 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 Why do people dress up to attend church, etc? Happy Birthday, JOEY LAWRENCE MIGNOGNA/LARA "SAM" JILL MILLER Volunteer Appreciation Day; Husband Appreciation Day We remember Luther Vandross; Cuba Gooding Sr. National Park Week (4/20-28) Anticipating Thursday | 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 Pleasant Friday Eid Al-Fitr @ sundown | 22 Isabella I (1451) Family Day (South Africa) EARTH DAY Happy Birthday, SHERRI SHEPHARD/CATHY HUGHES/DJ DRAMA/LAURI"JULIE"HENDLER We remember Aaron Spelling (b); Erin actress Moran (d); Len Goodman (d. 2023) Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 23 St. George's Day James Buchanan (1791) World Book Day We remember Shirley Temple/William Shakespeare 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 We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018). Happy Birthday Former First-Lady, Melania Trump Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music? Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT Doable Wednesday Administrative Professionals Day | 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day We remember Coretta Scott King 4/27/1927-1/30/2006 Ulysses S. Grant (1822) Happy Birthday, LIZZO. Anticipating Thursday | 28 Administrative Professional's Day Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland James Monroe (1758) Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO Pleasant Friday Arbor Day | 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 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 Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Hosted Theme: Women Appreciation Month. It is also the beginning of my summer-hours activities (May - August, yearly). 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 Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) 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 National Teachers' Day 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 Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH Anticipating Thursday National Day of Prayer | 5 Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN African World Heritage Day Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? We remember Johnnie Taylor Pleasant Friday | 6 Provider Appreciation Day, global UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON Library Day, USA National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Investment Saturday National Nurses Day | |||