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W1 | 26 Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music? We remember Ma "Blues Singer" Rainey; Charles Neville (d. 2018). Happy Birthday Former First-Lady, Melania Trump 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, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO James Monroe (1758) Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland Interesting Tuesday | 29 Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) 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 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 International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) 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 Pleasant Friday | 2 Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON National Day of Prayer Holocaust Rememberance Day Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 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 Eco-Friendly Sunday | 4 National Teachers' Day 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 Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 5 Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN African World Heritage Day We remember Johnnie Taylor Interesting Tuesday | 6 Provider Appreciation Day, global Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Library Day, USA We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Doable Wednesday | 7 Name the 1st black to own a television station TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 8 Former Pres. Harry S. Truman, 1884 Fulton J. Sheen (1895) 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. National Skilled Nursing Care Week 5/8 - 5/14. Pleasant Friday | 9 1st Cartoon Published (1754) Europe Day Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 10 We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO Peace Day Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Military Spouse Appreciation Day Eco-Friendly Sunday Mother's Day | 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 Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). 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 Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). Peace Officers Memorial Day L. Frank Baum (1856) International Day of Families 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 Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 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 DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) Interesting Tuesday | 20 We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES What is a Qu'ran? Antoinette Blackwell (1825) Blue Jean product Birthday Doable Wednesday | 21 Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 International Tea Time Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 22 Lag BaOmer National Maritime Day What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL Pleasant Friday | 23 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 24 We remember Queen Victoria (1819) We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF National Shoe Week Eco-Friendly Sunday | 25 Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM Africa (continent) Day 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 New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast Memorial Day | 26 Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Interesting Tuesday | 27 Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Julia Ward Rowe (1819) Doable Wednesday | 28 Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 29 Why do choirs march into the church? John F. Kennedy (1917) Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) Pleasant Friday | 30 We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN 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. Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY 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 We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 2 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 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 Happy Birthday, CORNEL WEST/KIKI SHEPARD/WAYNE BRADY/DENNIS HAYSBERT/JERRY MATHERS Interesting Tuesday | 3 We remember Curtis Mayfield (6/3/1942-5/26/1999), Josephine Baker, Ellen Corby, Clarence Fountain (d. 2018). 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY Happy Birthday, DENIECE WILLIAMS Maryland: Chesapeake Chamber Music's 27th Annual Festival, 6/3-17 Doable Wednesday | 4 1st Baptist Church,1665,US Happy Birthday, ANGELINA JOLIE/RUSSEL BRAND Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 5 My Memoir-Book Release Anniversary: The Script in My Box (2012) Happy Birthday, MARK WAHLBERG/BRIAN MCKNIGHT We remember NY designer Kate Spade. (d. 6/5/18) First Sunday in June: Annual German World Heritage Day Dragon Boat/Double Fifth Festival WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY Pleasant Friday | 6 Happy Birthday, JIMMY JAM Gustav/Gustavus/Sweden's Birthday/Flag Day, Sweden Investment Saturday | |||