{"id":10673,"date":"2026-03-17T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10673"},"modified":"2026-03-13T04:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:00:57","slug":"cmn-almanac-349","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10673","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, March 17th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 77th day of the year. There are 289<\/p>\n

\"Cito<\/a>
Cito Gaston<\/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 Peanut Month, National<\/p>\n

Nutrition Month, Social Workers’ Month, St. Patrick’s<\/p>\n

Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Tamar<\/a>
Tamar Braxton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clarence Collins, 85, singer (The Imperials)<\/p>\n

Cito Gaston, 82, baseball manager (1st Black to win World Series)<\/p>\n

Harold Brown, 80, drummer (War)<\/p>\n

Cynthia McKinney, 71, (Rep-D-Georgia)<\/p>\n

Mathew St. Patrick, 59, actor<\/p>\n

Tyrone Hill, 59, basketball player<\/p>\n

Tamar Braxton, 49, singer<\/p>\n

\"Bayard<\/a>
Bayard Rustin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thomas Robinson, 35, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Bayard Rustin, 126, civil rights leader (d. 1987)<\/p>\n

Nat “King” Cole, 115, singer (d. 1965)<\/p>\n

Chuck Muncie, 73, football player (d. 2013)<\/p>\n

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

\"Rubin<\/a>
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St Patrick, 463, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)<\/p>\n

J. J. Jackson, 2004, television personality (b. 1941)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

432 –<\/b>\u00a0St Patrick aged 16 is carried off to Ireland as a slave (traditional date).<\/p>\n

1753 –<\/b>\u00a01st official St Patrick’s Day.<\/p>\n

1836 –<\/b> The newly declared Republic of Texas abolishes slavery.<\/p>\n

1885<\/strong> – William F. Cosgrove patents automatic stop plug for gas and oil pipes.<\/p>\n

1886 –<\/b>\u00a0Carrollton Massacre (Mississippi) 20 African Americans killed.<\/p>\n

\"August<\/a>
August Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1890<\/strong> – Charles B. Brooks patents street sweeper.<\/p>\n

1976 –<\/b>\u00a0Rubin “Hurricane” Carter is retried<\/p>\n

1990<\/strong> – Playwright, August Wilson wins Pulitzer Prize for “Piano Lesson”.<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a018th People’s Choice Awards: Kevin Costner & Julia Roberts\u00a0win<\/p>\n

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

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

As a Pisces born on March 17th, you are well known for spirituality and passion. The inner workings of your mind are full of spiritual and philosophical question, which explains why you may have spent a great deal of time dwelling on the meaning of life. Your spiritual side connects heavily to your intuition and at times, you allow it to be your guiding force. In all matters of life you display great passion and intensity. If you feel something is worthwhile, you will pursue it with great fortitude. Your passion is especially strong in relation to those you hold dear. You are always willing to devote time and effort to your loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, March 17th,\u00a0\u00a0the 77th day of the year. There are 289 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 Peanut Month, National Nutrition Month, Social Workers’ Month, St. Patrick’s Day …<\/p>\n

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