ScoopUSA Black History Corner

TAURUS April 20 - May 20 Taurus - The Enduring One Charming but aggressive.

- by Adelaide Abdur-Rahman

Can come off as boring, but they are not hard workers. Warm-hearted. Strong, has endurance. Solid being that are stable and secure in their ways. Not looking for shortcuts. Take pride in their beauty. Patient and reliable. Make great friends and give good advice. Loving and kind. Loves hard. Passionate. Express themselves emotionally. Prone to ferocious temper tantrums. Determined. Indulge themselves often. Very generous.

The Diamond is the jewel for the month of April The world’s first known reference to the diamond comes from a Sanskrit manuscript written during the Mauryan Dynasty, around 321 BC to 185 BC. Cupid’s arrow was supposedly tipped in diamonds having a magical effect of no equal. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed diamonds to be tears of the gods and the splinters from stars. A home or garden touched in each corner with a diamond was supposed to be protected from blight, lightening and storms. A diamond sent in gold and worn on the left side was believed to ward off phantoms and diamonds and drive away nightmares. Diamond was derived from the Green world ‘adamas’ meaning invincible. The Romans adorned themselves with diamonds for strength and courage. For hundreds of years diamonds were thought to have gender. In 1568 Francois Ruet described two diamonds producing offspring.

April 29 You are cautious yet shrewd, positive, and intuitive. You always want to act on your intuition, but your nature holds back, making a constant dispute within you. Yet, people sometimes take advantage of you despite your intuition. You are sensitive and easily offended.

1890 H. Faulkner was awarded patent 426,495 for a ventilated shoe

1899 (Edward Kennedy) Duke Ellington, a bandleader and composer (Sophisticated Ladies), was born in Washington, DC.

1900 (Simeon) Slim T. Webb, a fireman on the famous Cannonball Express, survived the train wreck that killed and immortalized engineer Casey Jones at Vaughn, MS.