{"id":1944,"date":"2025-06-15T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:41:38","slug":"cmn-almanac-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=1944","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, June 15th<\/strong>, the 166th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 199<\/p>\n

\"Judy<\/a>
Judy Pace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0Black Music Month,<\/p>\n

Gay Pride Month, Aquarium Month, Dairy Month, National<\/p>\n

Adopt a Cat Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables<\/p>\n

Month, Rose Month, Turkey Loves Month, Fishing Week,<\/p>\n

Email Week, Smile Power Day, Today is Fathers Day!<\/p>\n

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

\"Ice<\/a>
Ice Cube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ruby Nash Custis, 91, singer (Ruby & The Romantics)<\/p>\n

Ward Connerly, 86, political figure<\/p>\n

Judy Pace, 79, actress<\/p>\n

Dusty Baker, 76, baseball player\/manager<\/p>\n

Tree Rollins, 70, basketball player<\/p>\n

Ice Cube, 56, rapper\/actor<\/p>\n

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

\"Casey<\/a>
Casey Kasem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Josiah Henson, (b. 1789), American slave and settlement founder (d. 1883)<\/p>\n

Erroll Garner, 99, jazz pianist (d. 1977)<\/p>\n

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

Wes Montgomery, 1968, jazz guitarist (b. 1920)<\/p>\n

Ella Fitzgerald, 1996,\u00a0singer, (b. 1918)<\/p>\n

Casey Kasem, 2014, American Top 40\/ voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo (b. 1932)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1864 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Spinks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1877 –<\/b>\u00a0Henry Ossian Flipper\u00a0becomes 1st African American to graduate<\/p>\n

from West Point Military Academy.<\/p>\n

1921 –<\/b>\u00a0Bessie Coleman reaches France as US 1st black pilot.<\/p>\n

1943 –<\/b>\u00a0Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) forms.<\/p>\n

1951 –<\/b>\u00a0Joe Louis\u00a0scored his last knock out victory.<\/p>\n

1971 –<\/b>\u00a0Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban<\/p>\n

League.<\/p>\n

1984 –<\/b>\u00a0Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran<\/p>\n

\"Naomi<\/a>
Naomi Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1987 –<\/b>\u00a0Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a0Dan Quayle, relying on faulty card, erroneously instructs Trenton<\/p>\n

NJ, elementary student to spell “potato,” “potatoe” during spelling bee<\/p>\n

1997 –<\/b>\u00a0British model Naomi Campbell\u00a0hospitalized due to drug overdose.<\/p>\n

2014 –<\/b>\u00a0San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

HOROSCOPE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a Gemini born on June 15th, the world around you is by far your greatest passion. You take on a large variety of interests in order to interact with the outside world in many different ways. Socially, you have great communication skills. While others are impressed by your quick whit and insight, you simply view these abilities as natural. There are many who find your charms irresistible, but your warm and positive demeanor prevent you from exploiting these advantages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, June 15th, the 166th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 199 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month, Aquarium Month, Dairy Month, National Adopt a Cat Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, Rose Month, Turkey Loves Month, Fishing Week, Email Week, Smile …<\/p>\n

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