{"id":1512,"date":"2025-05-15T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:50:02","slug":"cmn-almanac-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1512","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, May 15th<\/strong>, the 135th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 230<\/p>\n

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

\"Melle<\/a>
Melle Mel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0Date Your Mate Month,<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Safety Month, Wildflower Week, Peace Officers Memorial Day,<\/p>\n

International Day of Families, National Chocolate Chip Day,<\/p>\n

Armed Forces Day!<\/p>\n

\"Emmitt<\/a>
Emmitt Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Ron Simmons, 67, football player\/wrestler<\/p>\n

Melle Mel, 64, rapper (Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five)<\/p>\n

Leroy Hoard, 57, football player<\/p>\n

Emmitt Smith, 56, football legend<\/p>\n

Rod Smith, 55, football player<\/p>\n

Desmond Howard, 55, football player\/sportscaster<\/p>\n

\"Ray<\/a>
Ray Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ray Lewis, 50, football player<\/p>\n

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

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

Earl Manigault, 1998, basketball player (b. 1944)<\/p>\n

Yolanda King, 2007, activist\/daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1955)<\/p>\n

Wayman Tisdale, 2009, basketball player\/musician (b. 1964)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Yolanda<\/a>
Yolanda King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1791\u00a0<\/strong>– Civil Rights granted to free mulattoes in French Colonies.<\/p>\n

1820\u00a0<\/strong>– Congress declares the foreign slave trade an act of piracy<\/p>\n

punishable by death.<\/p>\n

1905\u00a0<\/strong>– Las Vegas, Nevada is founded.<\/p>\n

1911\u00a0<\/strong>– Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is incorporated at Indiana<\/p>\n

University.<\/p>\n

1918\u00a0<\/strong>– Pfc. Henry Johnson and Pfc. Needham Roberts, both African<\/p>\n

\"Mickey<\/a>
Mickey Mouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

American, receive the Cross de Guerre for their service in World<\/p>\n

War I, becoming the first Americans to win France’s highest<\/p>\n

military award.<\/p>\n

1928\u00a0<\/strong>– Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first<\/p>\n

cartoon, Plane Crazy.<\/p>\n

1940\u00a0<\/strong>– McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Calif.<\/p>\n

1972\u00a0<\/strong>– Assassination attempt on Governor George Wallace of Alabama<\/p>\n

\"Harlem<\/a>
Harlem Globetrotters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Md.<\/p>\n

1981\u00a0<\/strong>– The Harlem Globetrotters on “Gilligan’s Island” airs.<\/p>\n

1988\u00a0<\/strong>– “Gospel at Colonus” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater in New<\/p>\n

York City after 61 performances.<\/p>\n

1989\u00a0<\/strong>– The Toronto Blue jays fire manager Jimmy Williams and<\/p>\n

replace him with Cito Gaston.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Taurus born on May 15th, your personality is defined by your discipline and loyalty. You are very hardworking and this is a result of your commitment to success. While others struggle to find willpower, you will take on a challenge with undying fortitude. Your friends and family admire your inner strength, almost as much as they admire your loyalty. Your loved ones would be hard pressed to recall a time where you did not defend them or have their best interest at heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, May 15th, the 135th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 230 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0Date Your Mate Month, Foster Care Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Bike Month, National Hamburger Month, National Barbecue Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month, Older Americans …<\/p>\n

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