{"id":10761,"date":"2026-03-20T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:43:52","slug":"cmn-almanac-352","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=10761","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, March 20th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 79th day of the year . There are 286<\/p>\n

\"Spike<\/a>
Spike Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year.\u00a0 The first day of Spring!<\/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 Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s<\/p>\n

History Month, Social Workers Month, International Earth Day,<\/p>\n

Extraterrestrial Abductions Day, Proposal Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Vanessa<\/a>
Vanessa Bell Calloway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Willie Brown, 92, politician<\/p>\n

Spike Lee, 69, film director<\/p>\n

Vanessa Bell Calloway, 69, actress<\/p>\n

Rickey Jackson, 68, football player<\/p>\n

Mookie Blaylock, 59, basketball player<\/p>\n

Mannie Fresh, 56, music producer<\/p>\n

Toure, 55, TV show host<\/p>\n

Bianca Lawson, 47, actress<\/p>\n

\"Dorothy<\/a>
Dorothy Height<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Daniel Dormier, 47, MMA fighter<\/p>\n

Freema Agyeman, 47, actress<\/p>\n

Jamal Crawford, 46, basketball player<\/p>\n

Toby Love, 41, singer<\/p>\n

Sloane Stephens, 33, tennis player<\/p>\n

Zonnique Pullins, 30, singer<\/p>\n

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

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

\"The<\/a>
The O’Jays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marian Fleming Poe, 1974, activist (b. 1891)<\/p>\n

George Howard, 1998, jazz saxophonist (b. 1956)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1852 –<\/b>\u00a0Harriett Beecher Stowe\u00a0“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published (Boston).<\/p>\n

1912<\/strong> – Dr. Carter G. Woodson receives doctorate from Harvard University.<\/p>\n

1965 –<\/b>\u00a0Civil and Women’s Rights Activist Dorothy Height\u00a0has her first<\/p>\n

column published in the weekly African-American newspaper called<\/p>\n

the “New York Amsterdam News”.<\/p>\n

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

1967 –<\/b>\u00a0The Supremes release “The Happening”.<\/p>\n

1973 –<\/b>\u00a0Roberto Clemente\u00a0elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death.<\/p>\n

1976 –<\/b>\u00a0Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery.<\/p>\n

1976<\/strong> – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter released from prison.<\/p>\n

1988 –<\/b>\u00a0Mike Tyson\u00a0KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b> L.A. Lakers retires Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s #33.<\/p>\n

1991 –<\/b>\u00a0Michael Jackson\u00a0signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records.<\/p>\n

2000 –<\/b>\u00a0Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known<\/p>\n

\"R<\/a>
R Kelly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

as H. Rap Brown, is captured after a gun battle that leaves a Georgia<\/p>\n

sheriff’s deputy dead.<\/p>\n

2002 –<\/b>\u00a016th Soul Train Music Awards: The O’Jays, Dr. Dre & Alicia<\/p>\n

Keyes\u00a0wins.<\/p>\n

2004 –<\/b>\u00a018th Soul Train Music Awards: R. Kelly, Janet Jackson,<\/p>\n

Outkast & Beyonc\u00e9 win.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Pisces born on March 20th, you are well known for your passionate and experimental nature. When you feel something is worthwhile, you do not hesitate to devote time and effort to pursuing it. You bring this same intensity to all matters of life, which is especially true for loved ones. Your family and friends always appreciate your dedication to their well being. While many people only stick to what is familiar, you love new experiences and situations. You believe that almost everything is worth trying once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, March 20th,\u00a0\u00a0the 79th day of the year . There are 286 days remaining until the end of the year.\u00a0 The first day of Spring! HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Irish American Heritage Month, Music in Our Schools Month, National Craft Month, Red Cross Month, National Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s History Month, …<\/p>\n

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