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W1 | 28 Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO Administrative Professional's Day Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland James Monroe (1758) Eco-friendly Sunday | 29 Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK National Pet Parents Day Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934). New Monday | 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 Interesting Tuesday Passover Ends @ Sunset | 1 We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX It's National Military Appreciation Month; Older Americans Month; Mental Health Awareness Month; National Small Business Month. Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown Hosted Theme: Women Appreciation Month. It is also the beginning of my summer-hours activities (May - August, yearly). Doable Wednesday | 2 Holocaust Rememberance Day National Day of Prayer Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Anticipating Thursday | 3 World Press Freedom Day Name the 1st black teacher in North America. We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006 Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL Pleasant Friday | 4 We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show National Teachers' Day Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 5 Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day African World Heritage Day Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) We remember Johnnie Taylor Eco-friendly Sunday | 6 We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Provider Appreciation Day, global Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) Library Day, USA UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) New Monday | 7 Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Name the 1st black to own a television station Interesting Tuesday | 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. Doable Wednesday Buddha Day | 9 1st Cartoon Published (1754) We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) Europe Day Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) Anticipating Thursday | 10 Peace Day Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO Military Spouse Appreciation Day Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Pleasant Friday | 11 Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 12 Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Children's Day/Boys' Day Eco-friendly Sunday Mother's Day | 13 We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Tulip Day Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT New Monday | 14 We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG Interesting Tuesday | 15 L. Frank Baum (1856) International Day of Families We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). Peace Officers Memorial Day Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost Doable Wednesday | 16 Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig Anticipating Thursday | 17 We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET Pleasant Friday Malcolm X Day | 18 International Museum Day Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. Investment Saturday Armed Forces Day | |||
W4 | 19 Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Eco-friendly Sunday Pentecost Sunday | 20 We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) What is a Qu'ran? Blue Jean product Birthday Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Antoinette Blackwell (1825) New Monday World Bee Day Queen Victoria (Canada) | 21 Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY International Tea Time We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz Interesting Tuesday | 22 Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL National Maritime Day Lag BaOmer What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Doable Wednesday | 23 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 Anticipating Thursday | 24 National Shoe Week We remember Queen Victoria (1819) Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 Pleasant Friday | 25 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) 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 Africa (continent) Day Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 26 We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER Eco-friendly Sunday | 27 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 New Monday Memorial Day | 28 Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) Interesting Tuesday | 29 Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) Why do choirs march into the church? John F. Kennedy (1917) Doable Wednesday | 30 Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Anticipating Thursday | 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) Pleasant Friday | 1 Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis 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 Investment Saturday | |||