{"id":2081,"date":"2025-06-21T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2025-06-19T04:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:34:41","slug":"cmn-almanac-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2081","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, June 21st, <\/strong>the 172nd day of the year.\u00a0 There are 193<\/p>\n

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

\"Brenda<\/a>
Brenda Holloway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Skateboarding Day, World Music Day!<\/p>\n

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

Brenda Holloway, 79, singer<\/p>\n

Derrick Coleman, 60, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Henry<\/a>
Henry O. Tanner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Richard Jefferson, 45, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 166, painter (d. 1937)<\/p>\n

Carl Stokes, 98, politician (d. 1996)<\/p>\n

O.C. Smith, 93, singer (d. 2011)<\/p>\n

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

James Chaney, 1964, activist (b. 1943)<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John Lee Hooker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew Goodman, 1964, activist (b. 1943)<\/p>\n

Michael Schwerner, 1964, activist (b. 1939)<\/p>\n

John Lee Hooker, 2001, singer\/guitarist (b. 1917)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1821\u00a0<\/strong>– African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church organizes.<\/p>\n

1915\u00a0<\/strong>– The U. S. Supreme Court strikes down Oklahoma law denying<\/p>\n

the right to vote to some citizens.<\/p>\n

\"Little<\/a>
Little Richard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1923\u00a0<\/strong>– Marcus Garvey is sentenced to 5 years for mail fraud.<\/p>\n

1943\u00a0<\/strong>– Federal Troops put down racial riot in Detroit, 30 dead.<\/p>\n

1945\u00a0<\/strong>– Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the 1st African American<\/p>\n

to command an Army Air Corps base.<\/p>\n

1948\u00a0<\/strong>– 33 1\/3 RPM LP record introduced by Columbia Records.<\/p>\n

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– Byron De La Beckwith is arrested for the murder of Medgar<\/p>\n

Evers, found guilty 30 years later.<\/p>\n

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

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– Three civil rights workers are murdered in Neshoba, County<\/p>\n

Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n

1983\u00a0<\/strong>– Tennis star, Arthur Ash undergoes double bypass heart surgery.<\/p>\n

1986\u00a0<\/strong>– Heisman Trophy winner, Bo Jackson signs with the Kansas City<\/p>\n

Royals.<\/p>\n

1990\u00a0<\/strong>– Little Richard gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n

2002\u00a0<\/strong>– Lennox Lewis KOs Mike Tyson in 8 rounds to retain the<\/p>\n

heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

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

The Cancer’s paired element is water and your relationship with the element is the most fundamental of any of the zodiac signs. Like a rocky ocean, you are often overcome with “waves” of emotion. While these waves cause deep emotion, they also lead to deep understanding, compassion and spirituality. However, make sure to ride the waters of emotion with care, as you run the risk of becoming moody or overly emotional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, June 21st, the 172nd day of the year.\u00a0 There are 193 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month, National Dairy Month, National Candy Month, National Iced Tea Month, Go Skateboarding Day, World Music Day! CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Brenda Holloway, 79, singer Derrick Coleman, …<\/p>\n

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