{"id":1132,"date":"2026-04-08T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:23:13","slug":"cmn-almanac-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1132","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, April 8th<\/strong>, the 98th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 267<\/p>\n

days remaining in the year.<\/p>\n

\"Kofi<\/a>
Kofi Annan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HOLIDAYS\u00a0 and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> National Autism Awareness Month,<\/p>\n

National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Keep<\/p>\n

America Beautiful Month, International Guitar Month, Lawn and Garden<\/p>\n

Month, National Poetry Month, National Pecan Month, Stress Awareness<\/p>\n

Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Garden Week, Zoo Lover’s Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Brenda<\/a>
Brenda Russell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kofi Annan, 88, 7th Sec.-General of the United Nations<\/p>\n

Miller Farr, 83, football player<\/p>\n

Brenda Russell, 77, singer<\/p>\n

Terry Porter, 63, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Lito Sheppard, 45, football player<\/p>\n

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

\"Biz<\/a>
Biz Markie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rickey Bell, 71, football player (d. 1984)<\/p>\n

Biz Markie, 62, rapper\/producer (d. 2021)<\/p>\n

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

Marian Anderson, 1993, singer (b. 1897)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

1460\u00a0<\/strong>– Ponce De Leon of Spain, searched for the fountain of youth<\/p>\n

and Florida.<\/p>\n

\"Marian<\/a>
Marian Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1789\u00a0<\/strong>– U.S. House of Representatives holds its first meeting.<\/p>\n

1913\u00a0<\/strong>– The 17th Amendment, requiring direct election of Senators,<\/p>\n

is ratified.<\/p>\n

1941\u00a0<\/strong>– Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 rounds for the heavyweight<\/p>\n

boxing title.<\/p>\n

1943\u00a0<\/strong>– U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, in an attempt to check<\/p>\n

\"Frank<\/a>
Frank Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing<\/p>\n

jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate<\/p>\n

increases by common carriers and public utilities.<\/p>\n

1960\u00a0<\/strong>– The U.S. Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against<\/p>\n

discriminatory voting practices.<\/p>\n

1968\u00a0<\/strong>– 40th Academy Awards and Baseball’s Opening Day are<\/p>\n

\"Arthur<\/a>
Arthur Ashe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

postponed because of the assassination of Martin Luther King.<\/p>\n

1974\u00a0<\/strong>– At Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his<\/p>\n

715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth’s 39 year-old record.<\/p>\n

1975\u00a0<\/strong>– Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first<\/p>\n

game as Major League baseball’s first African American manager.<\/p>\n

1992\u00a0<\/strong>– Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS,<\/p>\n

\"Condoleezza<\/a>
Condoleezza Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.<\/p>\n

1994\u00a0<\/strong>– Darryl Strawberry enters the Betty Ford clinic.<\/p>\n

2001\u00a0<\/strong>– 65th Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods wins shooting<\/p>\n

a 272.<\/p>\n

2004\u00a0<\/strong>– U.S. National Security Advisor, Condoleeza Rice testifies<\/p>\n

before the 9\/11 Commission.<\/p>\n

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

While there are many factors that go into finding the perfect career, you are lucky enough to have many options to explore. As a strong leader, you may do well in fields such as law, business, politics, or management. On the other hand, your creativity could take you into fields such as graphic design or writing. You may find you have a special knack for bring a smile to people’s face, much like comedian Shecky Greene, who was also born on April 8th. Since you enjoy being the center of attention, you may do well in media or television, which was the case for Kirsten Storms, another of your celebrity birthday twins.<\/p>\n

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Today is Wednesday, April 8th, the 98th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 267 days remaining in the year. HOLIDAYS\u00a0 and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, International Guitar Month, Lawn and Garden Month, National Poetry Month, National Pecan Month, Stress Awareness Month, Sexual …<\/p>\n

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