{"id":1236,"date":"2026-04-18T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:49:52","slug":"cmn-almanac-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1236","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, April 18th<\/strong>, the 108th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 257<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>
Robert Hooks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0National Autism Awareness Month,<\/p>\n

National Child Abuse\u00a0Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Lawn<\/p>\n

and Garden Month, International Guitar Month, National Pecan Month,<\/p>\n

Keep America Beautiful Month, National Poetry Month, Sexual Assault<\/p>\n

Awareness Month, Stress Awareness Month, Organize Your Files Week,<\/p>\n

\"Derrick<\/a>
Derrick Brooks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

International Juggler’s Day, Newspaper Columnist Day<\/p>\n

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

Robert Hooks, 89, actor<\/p>\n

Nate “Tiny” Archibald, 78, basketball player<\/p>\n

Wilbert Marshall, 64, football player<\/p>\n

Fredro Starr, 55, rapper<\/p>\n

\"Kourtney<\/a>
Kourtney Kardashian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Derrick Brooks, 52, football player<\/p>\n

Kourtney Kardashian, 47, reality star<\/p>\n

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

Pigmeat Markham, 122, comedian (d. 1981)<\/p>\n

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown (d. 2005)<\/p>\n

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

Bernard Edwards, 1996, bass player\/producer (Chic)\u00a0 (b. 1952)<\/p>\n

Sam Mills, 2005, football player (b. 1959)<\/p>\n

\"Bernard<\/a>
Bernard Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dick Clark, 2012, TV host\/producer (b. 1929)<\/p>\n

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

1783 <\/strong>– Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years<\/p>\n

to the day since it began.<\/p>\n

1818 <\/strong>– Blacks & Indians defeated in the Battle of Sewanee in the Seminole<\/p>\n

War.<\/p>\n

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

1864 <\/strong>– 200 Black troops massacred by Confederates in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

1946 <\/strong>– Jackie Robinson debuts as second baseman for the Montreal<\/p>\n

Royals.<\/p>\n

1955 <\/strong>– First “Walk\/Don’t Walk” lighted street signals installed.<\/p>\n

1966 <\/strong>– Bill Russell became the 1st Black coach in NBA history.<\/p>\n

\"Alice<\/a>
Alice Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1977 <\/strong>– Alex Haley, author of “Roots”, awarded the Pulitzer Prize.<\/p>\n

1983 <\/strong>– Pulitzer Prize awarded to Alice Walker for “The Color Purple”.<\/p>\n

1994 <\/strong>– Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994.<\/p>\n

1995 <\/strong>– Margo Jefferson receives Pulitzer Prize for criticism.<\/p>\n

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

It is always difficult to settle on the right career, but luckily, you have abilities that will give you many employment options to explore. Your creativity could take you into a career of artistic expression, just as easily it could take you into fields such as graphic design or advertising. At the same, your ambition and leadership abilities would be well-suited for business, management or administration. If you are drawn to the world of entertainment, you do well in media or journalism, much like Rachel Maddow, who was also born on April 1st. If you are musically inclined, you may captivate audiences, much like Susan Boyle, another of your celebrity birthday twins.<\/p>\n

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Today is Saturday, April 18th, the 108th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 257 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0\u00a0National Autism Awareness Month, National Child Abuse\u00a0Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Lawn and Garden Month, International Guitar Month, National Pecan Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Poetry Month, Sexual Assault Awareness …<\/p>\n

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