{"id":1366,"date":"2026-05-01T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:24:14","slug":"cmn-almanac-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1366","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, May 1st,<\/strong> the 121st day of the year.\u00a0 There are 244<\/p>\n

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

\"Ray<\/a>
Ray Parker Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> Date Your Mate Month,<\/p>\n

Foster Care Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike<\/p>\n

Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Hamburger<\/p>\n

Hamburger Month, National Photograph Month, National<\/p>\n

Recommitment Month, National Salad Month, Older Americans<\/p>\n

Month, Nurse’s Week, May Day, Mother Goose Day, Save the<\/p>\n

Rhino Day, Loyalty Day, Herb Day,\u00a0Hawaiian Lei Day!<\/p>\n

\"Tina<\/a>
Tina Atkins-Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Ray Parker Jr., 72, singer\/songwriter<\/p>\n

Eddie Johnson, 67, basketball player<\/p>\n

Gary Clark, 64, football player<\/p>\n

Billy Owens, 57, basketball player<\/p>\n

Curtis Martin, 53, football player<\/p>\n

Tina Atkins-Campbell, 52, singer<\/p>\n

Darius McCrary, 50, actor<\/p>\n

\"Darius<\/a>
Darius McCrary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Patricia Roberts-Harris, 102, U.S. Cabinet member<\/p>\n

Ollie Matson, 96, football player (d. 2011)<\/p>\n

Little Walter, 96, harmonica player (d. 1968)<\/p>\n

Max Robinson, 87, journalist (d. 1988)<\/p>\n

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

Eldridge Cleaver, 1998, activist\/author (b. 1935)<\/p>\n

\"Patricia<\/a>
Patricia Roberts-Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris Kelly, 2013, rapper (Kriss Kross) (b. 1978)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DAY IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1863\u00a0<\/strong>– Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black<\/p>\n

soldiers upon capture.<\/p>\n

1867\u00a0<\/strong>– Reconstruction of the South begins with black voter<\/p>\n

registration.<\/p>\n

1884\u00a0<\/strong>– Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first Black to play<\/p>\n

in a professional baseball game in the United States.<\/p>\n

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

1884\u00a0<\/strong>– Proclamation of the demand for the eight-hour workday<\/p>\n

in the United States.<\/p>\n

1926\u00a0<\/strong>– Satchel Paige makes his pitching debut in Negro Southern<\/p>\n

League.<\/p>\n

1948\u00a0<\/strong>– Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, is arrested in Birmingham,<\/p>\n

for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked “for Negroes”.<\/p>\n

1950\u00a0<\/strong>– Gwendolyn Brooks is the 1st Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize<\/p>\n

\"Eldridge<\/a>
Eldridge Cleaver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

for poetry.<\/p>\n

1956\u00a0<\/strong>– The polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk is made<\/p>\n

available to the public.<\/p>\n

1972\u00a0<\/strong>– Radio’s Mutual Black Network premieres.<\/p>\n

1989\u00a0<\/strong>– Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World in<\/p>\n

Orlando.<\/p>\n

1991\u00a0<\/strong>– Ricky Henderson of the Oakland As steals his 939th base,<\/p>\n

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

making him the all-time leader in this category.<\/p>\n

2003\u00a0<\/strong>– In what becomes known as the “Mission Accomplished”<\/p>\n

speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, Pres. George Bush<\/p>\n

declares that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended”<\/p>\n

however the war continued for several more years.<\/p>\n

2011\u00a0<\/strong>– Pres. Barack Obama announces that Osama Bin Laden,<\/p>\n

the suspected mastermind behind the September 11th attacks<\/p>\n

has been killed by U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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

As a Taurus born on May 1st, your personality is defined by tact, charm and practicality. Your social skills allow you to always know when to say and do the right thing. Your gifts for communication are paired nicely with your innate charms, which people are often drawn to. While your charms are widely known, those closest to you say your practicality may be your best kept secret. In all matters of life, especially your work, you prefer to take a practical and thoughtful approach.<\/p>\n

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Today is Friday, May 1st, the 121st day of the year.\u00a0 There are 244 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Date Your Mate Month, Foster Care Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Hamburger Hamburger Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month, …<\/p>\n

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