{"id":10024,"date":"2026-02-26T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10024"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:12:13","slug":"cmn-almanac-330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10024","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, February 26th<\/strong>, the 57th day of the year. There are 308<\/p>\n

\"Fats<\/a>
Fats Domino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 American Heart Month,<\/p>\n

Black History Month, Great American Pie Month, National<\/p>\n

Children’s Dental Health Month, National Cherry Month,<\/p>\n

National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month,<\/p>\n

Carnival Day<\/p>\n

\"Erykah<\/a>
Erykah Badu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bill Duke, 83, actor\/director<\/p>\n

Bobby “Bingo” Smith, 80, basketball player<\/p>\n

Rolando Blackman, 67, basketball player<\/p>\n

Erykah Badu, 55, singer<\/p>\n

Marshall Faulk, 53, Hall of Fame football player<\/p>\n

\"Godfrey<\/a>
Godfrey Cambridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Corinne Bailey Rae, 46, singer<\/p>\n

HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fats” Domino, 98, singer\/pianist<\/p>\n

Godfrey Cambridge, 94, actor (Cotton comes to Harlem) (d. 1976)<\/p>\n

DEATHS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wyatt Outlaw, 1879, leader of Union League in N.C. (b. 1820)<\/p>\n

Jimmie Lee Jackson, 1965, civil rights activist (b. 1938)<\/p>\n

Buddy Miles, 2008, drummer (b. 1947)<\/p>\n

\"Tina<\/a>
Tina Turner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Norm Van Lier, 2009, basketball player\/broadcaster (b. 1947)<\/p>\n

Frank Reed, 2014, singer (b. 1955)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1926<\/strong> – Carter G. Woodson announced “Negro History Week”.<\/p>\n

1926<\/strong> – Theodore “Georgia Deacon” Flowers becomes first Black middleweight<\/p>\n

boxing champion.<\/p>\n

1962 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation.<\/p>\n

1983 –<\/b>\u00a0Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks.<\/p>\n

\"Babyface\"<\/a>
Babyface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1984 –<\/b>\u00a0Rev. Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC “Hymietown”.<\/p>\n

1985 –<\/b> 27th Grammy Awards: What’s Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper wins.<\/p>\n

1997 –<\/b>\u00a039th Grammy Awards: Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn<\/p>\n

Rimes wins.<\/p>\n

1998 –<\/b>\u00a0Oprah Winfrey\u00a0found not guilty in beef defamation trial brought by<\/p>\n

Texas cattlemen.<\/p>\n

HOROSCOPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a Pisces born on February 26th, your personality is defined by an intuitive, selfless and imaginative nature. You have the innate ability to sense the emotions of those around you. There have been numerous times that you simply “know” how someone is feeling, regardless if they attempt to hide their inner workings. You use your emotional understanding to be a supportive and compassionate friend. Your loved ones would be the first to admit your selfless nature, as there have been many times when you made sacrifices for their well being. In all matters of life you display an active and creative imagination, which you use to find the best in people and situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, February 26th, the 57th day of the year. There are 308 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 American Heart Month, Black History Month, Great American Pie Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Cherry Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Carnival Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Bill Duke, …<\/p>\n

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