{"id":1602,"date":"2025-05-23T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:19:57","slug":"1602","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1602","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, May 23rd<\/strong>, the 143rd day of the year.\u00a0 There are 222<\/p>\n

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

\"Marvelous<\/a>
Marvelous Marvin Hagler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 Date Your Mate Month,<\/p>\n

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

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

Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month.<\/p>\n

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

Hamburger Month, Lucky Penny Day,<\/p>\n

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

Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood, 81, drummer (Funkadellic)<\/p>\n

\"Maxwell\"<\/a>
Maxwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kenny Gattison, 61, basketball player<\/p>\n

James Hasty, 60, football player<\/p>\n

Maxwell, 52, singer<\/p>\n

Rasual Butler, 46, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Scatman Crothers, 115, actor (d. 1986)<\/p>\n

\"Scatman<\/a>
Scatman Crothers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

General Johnson, 82, singer (Chairmen of the Board) (d. 2010)<\/p>\n

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 71, boxing legend (d. 2021)<\/p>\n

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

Moms Mabley, 1975, comedian\/actor (b. 1894)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1861\u00a0<\/strong>– 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe, Virginia.<\/p>\n

1871\u00a0<\/strong>– Black inventor, L. Bell patented the locomotive smoke stack.<\/p>\n

1900\u00a0<\/strong>– Sgt. William H. Carney becomes the first African American<\/p>\n

awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.<\/p>\n

\"Moms<\/a>
Moms Mabley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1921\u00a0<\/strong>– “Shuffle Along”, 1st Black musical comedy opens in New York<\/p>\n

City.<\/p>\n

1941\u00a0<\/strong>– Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on disqualification in 7 rounds<\/p>\n

for the heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

1992\u00a0<\/strong>– President George Bush orders the Coast Guard to intercept<\/p>\n

boats with Haitian refugees.<\/p>\n

1995\u00a0<\/strong>– The first version of the Java programming language is<\/p>\n

released.<\/p>\n

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

As a Gemini born on May 23rd, you feel most alive when surrounded by others. Seeing the world is important to you, but interacting with it is a necessity. For this reason, conversation is your playground and words prove to be your jungle gym or sandbox. You embrace words with an excitement and energy in a way that few others can duplicate. Your genuine interest in communication draws others in and makes you a highly sought after friend and companion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, May 23rd, the 143rd day of the year.\u00a0 There are 222 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Date Your Mate Month, Foster Care Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month. Older Americans Month, National …<\/p>\n

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