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W1 | 26 Name the 1st major religious group to endorse gospel music? Happy Birthday, CHANNING TATUM/KEVIN JAMES/CAROL BURNETT 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 James Monroe (1758) Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland Interesting Tuesday | 29 National Pet Parents Day Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) 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 Doable Wednesday | 30 National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) International Jazz Day Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH 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) 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). Pleasant Friday | 2 Holocaust Rememberance Day National Day of Prayer Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 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 Eco-Friendly Sunday | 4 Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show National Teachers' Day Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 5 Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) African World Heritage Day Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day We remember Johnnie Taylor Interesting Tuesday | 6 We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) 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 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 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. Former Pres. Harry S. Truman, 1884 Fulton J. Sheen (1895) Pleasant Friday | 9 1st Cartoon Published (1754) 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) Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 10 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) Military Spouse Appreciation Day Peace 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 Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Children's Day/Boys' Day Interesting Tuesday | 13 Tulip Day We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT Doable Wednesday | 14 We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 15 We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). L. Frank Baum (1856) Peace Officers Memorial Day International Day of Families Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost Pleasant Friday | 16 We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE Investment Saturday Armed Forces Day | |||
W4 | 17 N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET Eco-Friendly Sunday | 18 International Museum Day Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 19 Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Interesting Tuesday | 20 What is a Qu'ran? Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Blue Jean product Birthday We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Antoinette Blackwell (1825) Doable Wednesday | 21 Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY International Tea Time We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 22 National Maritime Day Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL Lag BaOmer What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? 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 We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 National Shoe Week We remember Queen Victoria (1819) Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF Eco-Friendly Sunday | 25 Name the 1st black woman to host a weekday talk show? On this day was the last episode of the "Oprah Winfrey Show." Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM 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 (View celebrities that have served our country) Africa (continent) Day 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 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 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 We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) John F. Kennedy (1917) Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN Why do choirs march into the church? 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 Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. 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 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). 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 We remember Rue McClanahan (2/21/1934-6/2/2010), Kathryn Joosten d., Richard 'Family Feud Host' Dawson Interesting Tuesday | 3 Happy Birthday, DENIECE WILLIAMS Maryland: Chesapeake Chamber Music's 27th Annual Festival, 6/3-17 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY We remember Curtis Mayfield (6/3/1942-5/26/1999), Josephine Baker, Ellen Corby, Clarence Fountain (d. 2018). 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 Gustav/Gustavus/Sweden's Birthday/Flag Day, Sweden Happy Birthday, JIMMY JAM Investment Saturday | |||