{"id":10501,"date":"2026-03-12T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10501"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:05:19","slug":"cmn-almanac-344","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10501","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, March 12th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 71st day of the year. There are 294<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/a>
Andrew Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0Irish American Heritage Month,<\/p>\n

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

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

Workers’ Month, National Nutrition Month, National Bubble Week,<\/p>\n

Crochet Week, Girl Scouts Day, Plant a Flower Day<\/p>\n

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

Scoey Mitchell, 96, comedian<\/p>\n

\"Al<\/a>
Al Jarreau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew Young, 94, former U.N. ambassador<\/p>\n

Ruby Andrews, 79, singer<\/p>\n

Marlon Jackson, 69, singer (Jackson 5)<\/p>\n

Courtney B. Vance, 66, actor<\/p>\n

Darryl Strawberry, 64, baseball player<\/p>\n

Tony Terry, 62, singer\/producer<\/p>\n

Grant Long, 60, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Courtney<\/a>
Courtney B. Vance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Thompson III, 60, basketball coach<\/p>\n

Merton Hanks, 58, football player<\/p>\n

Isaiah Rider, 55, basketball player<\/p>\n

B Smyth, 33, singer<\/p>\n

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

William “Buckwheat” Thomas, 95, actor (Little Rascals) (d.1980)<\/p>\n

Jessy Dixon, 88, singer (d. 2011)<\/p>\n

Al Jarreau, 86, jazz singer (d. 2017)<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>
Johnny Gill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Charlie “Bird” Parker, 1955, jazz saxophonist (b. 1921)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1945 –<\/b>\u00a0NY is 1st to prohibit discrimination by race & creed in employment.<\/p>\n

1987 –<\/b>\u00a0David Robinson\u00a0scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game.<\/p>\n

1989 –<\/b>\u00a015th People’s Choice Awards: Dustin Hoffman\u00a0& Meryl Streep win<\/p>\n

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

1991 –<\/b>\u00a05th Soul Train Music Awards: Johnny Gill, Mariah Carey\u00a0win.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Pisces born on March 12th, your personality is characterize by passion and experimentation. In all matters of life, you bring a notable intensity. If you feel something is worthwhile, there is nothing that can stop your pursuits. You apply the same passion to your family, as you would gladly devote your time and energy to their well-being. While many people fear change, you love the prospect of trying something new. You are willing to try anything once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, March 12th,\u00a0\u00a0the 71st day of the year. There are 294 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0Irish American Heritage Month, Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s History Month, Social Workers’ Month, National Nutrition Month, National Bubble Week, Crochet …<\/p>\n

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