{"id":1896,"date":"2025-06-12T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:04:43","slug":"cmn-almanac-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1896","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, June 12th<\/strong>, the 163d day of the year.\u00a0 There are 202<\/p>\n

\"Grace<\/a>
Grace Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month,<\/p>\n

National Candy Month, National Dairy Month, National Iced Tea Month,<\/p>\n

National E-mail Week, National Red Rose Day, Loving Day<\/p>\n

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

Maurice Jackson, 81, singer (The Independents)<\/p>\n

Roger Aaron, 76, actor<\/p>\n

Grace Jones, 72, singer\/model<\/p>\n

Rory Sparrow, 67, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Eamonn Walker, 62, actor<\/p>\n

Lee Mayberry, 55, basketball player<\/p>\n

Mark Henry, 52, wrestler<\/p>\n

Finesse Mitchell, 52, comedian<\/p>\n

Kerry Kittles, 51, basketball player<\/p>\n

Antawn Jamison, 49, basketball player<\/p>\n

Lil’ Duval, 47, comedian<\/p>\n

Earl Watson, 46, basketball player<\/p>\n

Jrue Holiday, 34, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Medgar<\/a>
Medgar Evers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Lyn Collins, 77, singer (d. 2005)<\/p>\n

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

Medgar Evers, 1963, civil rights leader (1925)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1963\u00a0<\/strong>– Civil Rights leader, Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home<\/p>\n

in Jackson, Miss. by Ku Klux Klan member, Byron De La Beckwith.<\/p>\n

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader, Nelson Mandela is<\/p>\n

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

sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.<\/p>\n

1967\u00a0<\/strong>– The U.S. Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all states<\/p>\n

laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

1972\u00a0<\/strong>– The fast food restaurant chain “Popeyes” is founded in Arabi,<\/p>\n

Louisiana.<\/p>\n

1981\u00a0<\/strong>– Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 rounds for the WBC<\/p>\n

heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

\"O.J.<\/a>
O.J. Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1994\u00a0<\/strong>– Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered<\/p>\n

outside her home in Los Angeles.\u00a0 O.J. Simpson is later acquitted<\/p>\n

of the killings, but is held liable in a wrongful death civil suit.<\/p>\n

1994\u00a0<\/strong>– Cab Calloway suffered a massive stroke at his home in<\/p>\n

White Plaines, New York.<\/p>\n

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

Air is your paired element and as a Gemini, you have the most fluid connection with air out of any of the zodiac signs. You often witness curiosity pushing through you like a constant breeze and once you find something that truly interests you, your will seems to push with purpose. The qualities of fluid air are key to your intellectual fulfillment. Be weary of the qualities of still air, which may take you into an unemotional state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, June 12th, the 163d day of the year.\u00a0 There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month, National Candy Month, National Dairy Month, National Iced Tea Month, National E-mail Week, National Red Rose Day, Loving Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Maurice Jackson, 81, …<\/p>\n

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