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W1 | 26 We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018). 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 Eco-Friendly Sunday | 27 Happy Birthday, LIZZO. Holocaust Remembrance Day We remember Coretta Scott King 4/27/1927-1/30/2006 Ulysses S. Grant (1822) New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 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 Interesting Tuesday | 29 Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934). Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) National Pet Parents Day Doable Wednesday | 30 National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH International Jazz Day National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 1 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 Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX Pleasant Friday | 2 Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Holocaust Rememberance Day Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May National Day of Prayer Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 3 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. World Press Freedom Day Eco-Friendly Sunday | 4 National Teachers' Day Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 5 Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) African World Heritage Day Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? We remember Johnnie Taylor Interesting Tuesday | 6 Library Day, USA Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Provider Appreciation Day, global Doable Wednesday | 7 We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! Name the 1st black to own a television station Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 8 Former Pres. Harry S. Truman, 1884 Fulton J. Sheen (1895) National Skilled Nursing Care Week 5/8 - 5/14. We remember Mauric Sendak, Jeanne "Katherine Chancellor" Cooper d., Dana Plato 11/7/64 - 5/8/99 d.; Happy Birthday, ROBERT "Bob" JOHNSON/ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Pleasant Friday | 9 Europe Day Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) 1st Cartoon Published (1754) Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 10 Peace Day Military Spouse Appreciation Day Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Mother's Day Eco-Friendly Sunday | 11 Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 12 Children's Day/Boys' Day Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Interesting Tuesday | 13 We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT Tulip Day Doable Wednesday | 14 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 15 International Day of Families We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). Peace Officers Memorial Day L. Frank Baum (1856) Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost Pleasant Friday | 16 Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig Armed Forces Day Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 17 We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) Eco-Friendly Sunday | 18 Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD International Museum Day We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 19 Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES Interesting Tuesday | 20 Blue Jean product Birthday What is a Qu'ran? Antoinette Blackwell (1825) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Doable Wednesday | 21 Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 International Tea Time Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 22 National Maritime Day Lag BaOmer What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL Pleasant Friday | 23 We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 24 National Shoe Week Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF We remember Queen Victoria (1819) We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 Eco-Friendly Sunday | 25 Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM Name the 1st black woman to host a weekday talk show? On this day was the last episode of the "Oprah Winfrey Show." (View celebrities that have served our country) Africa (continent) Day Global Tap Dance Day We remember Ivan Van Sertima (African Historian) 1/26/1935-5/25/2009, Bill 'BOJANGLES' Robinson d.11/25/1949, Lee Chamberlin (actress and playwright),Dixie Carter New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast Memorial Day | 26 We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER Interesting Tuesday | 27 Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Doable Wednesday | 28 We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 29 John F. Kennedy (1917) Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN Why do choirs march into the church? We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) Pleasant Friday | 30 Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Investment Saturday | |||
W6 | 31 Happy Birthday, SHARON GLESS/BROOKE SHIELDS/CLINT EASTWOOD/singer NORMANI/actress MERLE DANDRIDGE Final Episode of New Monday Show w/ Sherlene Stevens (5/31/23) Eco-Friendly Sunday | 1 Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month It's National Black Music Month; DJ Month; It's National Caribbean American Heritage Month; Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month; Dairy Month; Camping Month; National Soul Food Month Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 2 Happy Birthday, CORNEL WEST/KIKI SHEPARD/WAYNE BRADY/DENNIS HAYSBERT/JERRY MATHERS Queen Elizabeth's 70th Jubilee (6/2 - 6/5): International (UK). We remember Rue McClanahan (2/21/1934-6/2/2010), Kathryn Joosten d., Richard 'Family Feud Host' Dawson 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 Interesting Tuesday | 3 Maryland: Chesapeake Chamber Music's 27th Annual Festival, 6/3-17 Happy Birthday, DENIECE WILLIAMS We remember Curtis Mayfield (6/3/1942-5/26/1999), Josephine Baker, Ellen Corby, Clarence Fountain (d. 2018). 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY Doable Wednesday | 4 Happy Birthday, ANGELINA JOLIE/RUSSEL BRAND 1st Baptist Church,1665,US Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 5 Dragon Boat/Double Fifth Festival First Sunday in June: Annual German World Heritage Day My Memoir-Book Release Anniversary: The Script in My Box (2012) Happy Birthday, MARK WAHLBERG/BRIAN MCKNIGHT WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY We remember NY designer Kate Spade. (d. 6/5/18) Pleasant Friday | 6 Happy Birthday, JIMMY JAM Gustav/Gustavus/Sweden's Birthday/Flag Day, Sweden Investment Saturday | |||