{"id":10456,"date":"2026-03-11T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10456"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:06:30","slug":"cmn-almanac-343","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10456","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, March 11th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 70th day of the year . There are 295<\/p>\n

\"Bobby<\/a>
Bobby McFerrin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month,<\/p>\n

National Women’s History Month, National Nutrition Month, National<\/p>\n

Peanut Month, Social Workers Month, National Bubble Week, Crochet<\/p>\n

Week, Johnny Appleseed Day, Worship of Tools Day<\/p>\n

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

Bobby McFerrin, 76, singer (Don’t Worry Be Happy)<\/p>\n

\"Cheryl<\/a>
Cheryl Lynn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cheryl Lynn, 69, singer<\/p>\n

Jesse Jackson, Jr., 61, politician<\/p>\n

Terrence Howard, 57, actor<\/p>\n

Shawn Springs, 51, football player<\/p>\n

Black Coffee, 50, DJ<\/p>\n

Elton Brand, 47, basketball player<\/p>\n

Lee Evans, 45, football player<\/p>\n

\"Jesse<\/a>
Jesse Jackson Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LeToya Luckett, 45, singer<\/p>\n

Guda Guda, 42, rapper<\/p>\n

Anthony Davis, 33, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Robert L. Carter, 109, activist\/judge (Brown v. Board of Education) (d. 2012)<\/p>\n

Mercer Ellington, 107, son of Duke Ellington\/bandleader (d. 1996)<\/p>\n

Ralph Abernathy, 100, civil rights leader (d. 1990)<\/p>\n

Lady Chablis, 69, entertainer (d. 2016)<\/p>\n

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

\"Anthony<\/a>
Anthony Davis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whitney M Young Jr., 1971, leader National Urban League (b. 1922)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1789 –<\/b>\u00a0Benjamin Banneker\u00a0with L’Enfant begin to lay out Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

1901 –<\/b>\u00a0Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt. \u00a0manager John McGraw signed<\/p>\n

Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant.<\/p>\n

1948 –<\/b>\u00a01st black in the U.S. Tennis Open (Reginald Weir).<\/p>\n

1959 –<\/b>\u00a0“Raisin in the Sun”, 1st Broadway play by a black woman, opens.<\/p>\n

\"Phylicia<\/a>
Phylicia Rashad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1968 –<\/b>\u00a0Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for ” Dock of the Bay”<\/p>\n

1986 –<\/b>\u00a0NFL adopts instant replay rule.<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a016th People’s Choice Awards: Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep win<\/p>\n

(Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby\u00a0& Phylicia Rashad win (TV).<\/p>\n

1991 –<\/b>\u00a0Janet Jackson\u00a0signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records.<\/p>\n

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

As a Pisces born on March 11th, your personality is defined by an experimental nature and intensity. While others are stuck to their ways or routine, you are always willing to try something new. As a result, you may have been through many phases and periods of reinvention. Very adaptable, you may feel like you have a series of personality that arise depending on the situation. In all matters of life you are passionate and intense. This is especially true with those you hold dear. You are glad to devote time and energy to anything you feel is of value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, March 11th,\u00a0\u00a0the 70th day of the year . There are 295 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Irish American Heritage Month, Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month, National Women’s History Month, National Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, Social Workers Month, National Bubble …<\/p>\n

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