{"id":11485,"date":"2025-10-26T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=11485"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:33:42","slug":"cmn-almanac-358","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=11485","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, <\/strong>October 26<\/b> is the 299th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 66<\/p>\n

days remaining until the end of the year and 60 days remaining<\/p>\n

until Christmas.<\/p>\n

HOLIDAYS and<\/strong> OBSERVANCES
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, American Pharmacist Month, Clergy<\/p>\n

Appreciation Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookie Month, Domestic<\/p>\n

Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, National Diabetes<\/p>\n

Month, National Pizza Month, National Vegetarian Month, National<\/p>\n

Popcorn Popping Month, Seafood Month, National Mincemeat Day!<\/p>\n

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

Chuck Foreman, 75, football player<\/p>\n

Bootsy Collins, 74, singer\/bassist<\/p>\n

James Pickens, Jr., 70, TV actor<\/p>\n

Roger Kingdom, 63, hurdler<\/p>\n

Jessie Armstead, 55, football player<\/p>\n

Phaedra Parks, 51, reality star<\/p>\n

Lyrical, 48, entrepreneur<\/p>\n

Monta Ellis, 40, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Mahalia Jackson, 114, gospel singer (d. 1972)<\/p>\n

Edward W. Brooke, 106, politician (d. 2015)<\/p>\n

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

Hattie McDaniel, 1952, actress (b. 1895)<\/p>\n

Louise Beavers, 1962, actor (b. 1902)<\/p>\n

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

1810 –<\/b> U.S. annexes western Florida.<\/p>\n

1868 –<\/b> White terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La.<\/p>\n

1921 –<\/b> Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia.<\/p>\n

1927 –<\/b>\u00a0Duke Ellington\u00a0sings “Creole Love Song”.<\/p>\n

1968 –<\/b>\u00a0George Foreman\u00a0wins gold for USA at Mexico Olympic games<\/p>\n

(Heavyweight boxing).<\/p>\n

1977 –<\/b> Dr. Clifford R Wharton Jr. named chancellor of State University of<\/p>\n

New York.<\/p>\n

1988 –<\/b>\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory<\/p>\n

service.<\/p>\n

2001 –<\/b> The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.<\/p>\n

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

As a Scorpio born on October 26th, you have the unique gifts of passion, ambition and composure. You’re cool, calm and collected in most things, preferring to be calculated in life. You are never content with second place, as you are only satisfied being the best in all that you do. This drive for success creates an inner passion that drives your work and efforts. While others may quit in the face of adversity, you only dig in deeper, working tirelessly to overcome challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, October 26 is the 299th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 66 days remaining until the end of the year and 60 days remaining until Christmas. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month, American Pharmacist Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookie Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, National …<\/p>\n

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