{"id":10055,"date":"2026-02-27T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10055"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:17:27","slug":"cmn-almanac-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10055","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, February 27th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 58th day of the year. There are 307<\/p>\n

\"James<\/a>
James Worthy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> \u00a0American Heart Month,<\/p>\n

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

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

Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Polar Bear Day,<\/p>\n

No Brainer Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Rozanda<\/a>
Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dwight Elmo Jones, 74, basketball player<\/p>\n

James Worthy, 65, basketball player<\/p>\n

Loy Vaught, 58, basketball player<\/p>\n

Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, 55, singer (TLC)<\/p>\n

“Pooh” Clark, 53, singer (High-5)<\/p>\n

Duce Staley, 51, football player<\/p>\n

Tony Gonzales, 50, football player<\/p>\n

\"Frankie<\/a>
Frankie Lymon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bobby Valentino, 46, singer<\/p>\n

Devin Harris, 43, basketball player<\/p>\n

Daniel Gibson, 40, basketball player<\/p>\n

Kelly Breeding, 37, singer<\/p>\n

Hurricane Chris, 37, rapper<\/p>\n

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

Marian Anderson, 129, contralto singer (d. 1993)<\/p>\n

\"Puff<\/a>
Puff Daddy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dexter Gordon, 103, tenor saxophonist\/actor (d. 1990)<\/p>\n

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

Frankie Lymon, 1968, singer (The Teenagers) (b. 1943)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1869 –<\/b>\u00a0John Menard is 1st black to make a speech in Congress.<\/p>\n

1872 –<\/b>\u00a0Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated from Howard University.<\/p>\n

1959 –<\/b>\u00a0Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to LA Rams for 9 players.<\/p>\n

1982 –<\/b>\u00a0Wayne Williams found guilty of murdering 2 of 28 blacks in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

\"Alicia<\/a>
Alicia Keys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1984 –<\/b>\u00a0Carl Lewis\u00a0jumps world record indoor (8,675 m).<\/p>\n

1987 –<\/b>\u00a0Mike Conley triple jumps world indoor record (17.76m).<\/p>\n

1991 –<\/b>\u00a0Singer James Brown\u00a0is released from prison.<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a0Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years.<\/p>\n

1997 –<\/b>\u00a0Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop.<\/p>\n

1998 –<\/b>\u00a012th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win.<\/p>\n

2002 –<\/b>\u00a044th Grammy Awards: Walk On, Alicia Keys\u00a0wins.<\/p>\n

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

As a Pisces born on February 27th, you are well known for your imagination, intuition and selflessness. You have an active mind, which you use to meet all aspects of life with creativity. At times, your imagination takes you into a world of your own, but luckily your intuition keeps you in tune with the outside world. For reasons you cannot explain, you have the innate ability to sense the emotions of others, especially when a loved one is upset or troubled. You use your emotional understanding to be a truly selfless friend and companion. Your friends and family would be the first to admit that you often put their interest far above your own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, February 27th,\u00a0\u00a0the 58th day of the year. There are 307 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES \u00a0American Heart Month, Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Polar Bear Day, No Brainer Day CELEBRITY …<\/p>\n

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