{"id":1636,"date":"2025-05-25T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:29:23","slug":"cmn-almanac-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, May<\/strong> 25th<\/strong>, the 145th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 220<\/p>\n

\"Leslie<\/a>
Leslie Uggams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water Safety Month, Emergency Medical Services Week, National<\/p>\n

\"Lauryn<\/a>
Lauryn Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Missing Children’s Day, Tap Dance Day, National Wine Day, National<\/p>\n

Brown Bag It Day!<\/p>\n

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

Cookie Gilchrist, 90, football player<\/p>\n

Leslie Uggams, 82, actress\/singer<\/p>\n

Jamaica Kincaid, 76, author<\/p>\n

Kendall Gill, 57, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Octavia Spencer, 55, actress<\/p>\n

Lauryn Hill, 50, singer<\/p>\n

Rasheeda, 43, rapper<\/p>\n

Shawn Merriman, 41, football player<\/p>\n

Derrick Williams, 34, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, 147, dancer\/actor (d. 1949)<\/p>\n

K.C. Jones, 93, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

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

\"Madame<\/a>
Madame C.J. Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Madame C.J. Walker, 1919, cosmetics manufacturer\/1st black female<\/p>\n

millionaire (b. 1867)<\/p>\n

Sonny Boy Williamson, 1965, singer\/harmonica player (b. 1908)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1925\u00a0<\/strong>– Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles<\/p>\n

Darwin’s theory of evolution in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

1935\u00a0<\/strong>– Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records<\/p>\n

and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships<\/p>\n

\"Jesse<\/a>
Jesse Owens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

in Ann Arbor, Michigan.<\/p>\n

1951\u00a0<\/strong>– New York Giant Willie Mays plays in his 1st Major League game.<\/p>\n

1959\u00a0<\/strong>– Supreme Court rules law prohibiting Black-White boxing<\/p>\n

unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

1961\u00a0<\/strong>– Pres. John Kennedy announces before a special joint session of<\/p>\n

Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a “man on the Moon” before<\/p>\n

he end of the decade.<\/p>\n

1962\u00a0<\/strong>– The Isley Bros. release “Twist and Shout”.<\/p>\n

\"Oprah<\/a>
Oprah Winfrey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– The Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation<\/p>\n

unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

1965\u00a0<\/strong>– Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing<\/p>\n

title rematch.<\/p>\n

1986\u00a0<\/strong>– “Hands Across America” takes place.\u00a0 6.5 million people hold hands<\/p>\n

from Calif. to New York.<\/p>\n

2011\u00a0<\/strong>– Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five year run<\/p>\n

of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.<\/p>\n

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

The planet Mercury is the dominating planet of the Gemini sign and because your birthday is in the first Decan, or part, of the sign you have a double influence of Mercury. Mercury is the planet of mentality, which allows clarity and rationality of the mind. While it is Mercury that fuels your gifts for communication, a lesser realized attribute of your planetary influence is your sense of humor. Since you prefer to keep a social distance at times, you would be surprised to realize how many friends are drawn to your whit. A perfectionist at heart, you sometimes expect to much out of yourself and others, which leads to great frustration. Embrace more realistic expectations to help alleviate the detrimental effects of your quest for perfection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, May 25th, the 145th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 220 days remaining until the new year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0Date Your Mate Month, Foster Care Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Hamburger Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month, Older Americans Month, National …<\/p>\n

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