{"id":1144,"date":"2026-04-09T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:59:12","slug":"cmn-almanac-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1144","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, April 9th<\/strong>, the 99th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 266<\/p>\n

\"Keisha<\/a>
Keisha Knight Pulliam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

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

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

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

Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Garden Week, Name Yourself Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Paul<\/a>
Paul Robeson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunny Anderson, 51, TV show host<\/p>\n

Keisha Knight-Pulliam, 47, actress<\/p>\n

Mike Hart, 40, football player<\/p>\n

Jazmine Sullivan, 39, singer<\/p>\n

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

Paul Robeson, 128, actor\/singer\/ activist (d. 1976)<\/p>\n

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

Brook Benton, 1988, singer (b. 1831)<\/p>\n

\"Brook<\/a>
Brook Benton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dave Prater, 1988, singer (Sam & Dave) (b. 1937)<\/p>\n

Willie Stargell, 2001, baseball player (b. 1940)<\/p>\n

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

193\u00a0<\/strong>– Lucius Septimus Severus of Africa is proclaimed Emperor by<\/p>\n

his troops.\u00a0 He marches with his army (16 legions) to Rome.<\/p>\n

1816\u00a0<\/strong>– The African Methodist Episcopal\u00a0 Church organizes in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

1865\u00a0<\/strong>– Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of<\/p>\n

\"Willie<\/a>
Willie Stargell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox<\/p>\n

Courthouse, Virginia effectively ending the Civil War.<\/p>\n

1866\u00a0<\/strong>– Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson’s veto.<\/p>\n

1870\u00a0<\/strong>– The American Anti-Slavery Society dissolves.<\/p>\n

1867\u00a0<\/strong>– Passing by a single vote, the United States ratifies a treaty with<\/p>\n

Russia for the purchase of Alaska.<\/p>\n

1939\u00a0<\/strong>– Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after being<\/p>\n

\"Ralph<\/a>
Ralph Abernathy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

denied the right to sing at the Daughter’s of the American Revolution’s<\/p>\n

Constitution Hall.<\/p>\n

1947\u00a0<\/strong>– The first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper<\/p>\n

South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders were seeking enforcement<\/p>\n

of the 1946 Supreme Court ban of racial segregation in interstate travel.<\/p>\n

1953\u00a0<\/strong>– “TV Guide” publishes first issue.<\/p>\n

1968\u00a0<\/strong>– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is buried in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

1968\u00a0<\/strong>– Ralph Abernathy is elected to head the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.<\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/a>
Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1969\u00a0<\/strong>– The “Chicago Eight” plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy<\/p>\n

to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.<\/p>\n

1978\u00a0<\/strong>– David Thompson scores 73 points, the 3rd highest NBA game total,<\/p>\n

and George Gervin scores 63 points in separate games.<\/p>\n

1989\u00a0<\/strong>– Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car.<\/p>\n

1989\u00a0<\/strong>– Ricky Henderson steals his 800th base in NY’s 4-3 loss to Cleveland.<\/p>\n

1992\u00a0<\/strong>– Florida drops rape charges against NY Mets Dwight Gooden and<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>
David Thompson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coleman.<\/p>\n

2003\u00a0<\/strong>– Baghdad falls to American forces; Iraqis turn on symbols of their<\/p>\n

former leader Saddam Hussein, pulling down a grand statue of him and<\/p>\n

tearing it to pieces.<\/p>\n

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

Being an Aries born on April 9th, your creative mind and ambition are a key part of your being. In all aspects of life, your creativity is a key component of your charm and sense of humor. This quality has earned you many friends throughout life, but it is your ambition that is the most admirable of your qualities. When faced with a challenge or obstacle, you have ability to devote yourself fully to overcoming it. Whether or not your realize it, these qualities make you destined for success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, April 9th, the 99th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 266 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Lawn and Garden Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Poetry Month, National Pecan Month, Stress …<\/p>\n

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