{"id":10087,"date":"2026-02-28T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10087"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:25:53","slug":"cmn-almanac-332","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10087","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, February 28th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 58th day of the year. There are 307<\/p>\n

\"Rae<\/a>
Rae Dawn Chong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> American 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, Floral Design Day,<\/p>\n

Public Sleeping Day, National Tooth Fairy Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Ickey<\/a>
Ickey Woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barbara Acklin, 83, singer (Love Makes a Woman),<\/p>\n

Adrian Dantley, 71, basketball player<\/p>\n

Ainsley Harriott, 69, celebrity chef<\/p>\n

Rae Dawn Chong, 64, actress<\/p>\n

Vincent Askew, 60, basketball player<\/p>\n

Ickey Woods, 60, football player<\/p>\n

Tasha Smith, 55, actress<\/p>\n

\"Bubba<\/a>
Bubba Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jamaal Tinsley, 48, basketball player<\/p>\n

Torrei Hart, 48, reality star<\/p>\n

Tayshaun Prince, 46, basketball player<\/p>\n

Fefe Dobson, 41, singer<\/p>\n

Karissa Tynes, 39, actress<\/p>\n

Aroldis Chapman, 38, baseball player<\/p>\n

BigBStatz, 36, web video star<\/p>\n

\"Natalie<\/a>
Natalie Cole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Charles “Bubba” Smith, 81, football player\/actor (d. 2011)<\/p>\n

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

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, 1977, comedian (Jack Benny Show) (b. 1906)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1708 –<\/b>\u00a0Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die.<\/p>\n

1778 –<\/b>\u00a0Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1859 –<\/b>\u00a0Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery.<\/p>\n

1940 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)).<\/p>\n

1942 –<\/b>\u00a0Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit.<\/p>\n

1943 –<\/b>\u00a0“Porgy & Bess” opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan.<\/p>\n

1967 –<\/b>\u00a0Wilt Chamberlain\u00a0sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.<\/p>\n

1976 –<\/b>\u00a018th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins.<\/p>\n

1981 –<\/b>\u00a0Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws.<\/p>\n

1984 –<\/b>\u00a026th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson\u00a0wins 8 Grammys.<\/p>\n

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

1989 –<\/b>\u00a0Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers<\/p>\n

becomes public<\/p>\n

2001 –<\/b>\u00a015th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny’s<\/p>\n

Child & Jay-Z\u00a0win.<\/p>\n

2005 –<\/b>\u00a019th Soul Train Music Awards: Ice Cube, Usher & Ciara win.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Pisces born on February 28th, you are well known for an intuitive and selfless personality. While others struggle to understand the inner workings of others, you do not have this problem. It often seems like you just “know” when someone is upset or troubled. Your gifts of emotional understanding allow you to know exactly how to support and help others. Your loved ones would be the first to attest to your selfless nature, as they can recall a long list of times that you made great sacrifices for their well being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, February 28th,\u00a0\u00a0the 58th day of the year. There are 307 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES American Heart Month, Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Floral Design Day, Public Sleeping Day, National …<\/p>\n

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