{"id":2122,"date":"2025-06-24T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:40:36","slug":"cmn-almanac-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2122","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, June 24th<\/strong>, the 175th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 190<\/p>\n

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

\"Siedah<\/a>
Siedah Garrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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

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

Sam Jones, 92, basketball player<\/p>\n

Tom Lister, 66, actor<\/p>\n

\"Taj<\/a>
Taj Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Levi Roots, 66, singer<\/p>\n

Siedah Garrett, 65, singer\/pianist<\/p>\n

Taj Gibson, 39, basketball player<\/p>\n

Solange Knowles, 39, singer<\/p>\n

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

\"Solange<\/a>
Solange Knowles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

<\/b> Sissieretta Joyner Jones, 1933, singer (“Black Patti”) (b. 1869)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1877\u00a0<\/strong>– Clinto Freaves, army soldier, cited for valor.<\/p>\n

1884 –<\/b> John Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican<\/p>\n

convention.<\/p>\n

1885 –<\/b> Samuel David Ferguson becomes 1st US black bishop.<\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a>
Mary McLeod Bethune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1896\u00a0<\/strong>– Booker T. Washington is the first Afro American to<\/p>\n

receive an honorary M.A. from Harvard.<\/p>\n

1936 –<\/b> Mary McLeod Bethune named director of Negro Affairs<\/p>\n

in National Youth Administration.<\/p>\n

1947 –<\/b> Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his<\/p>\n

career.<\/p>\n

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– Carl T. Rowan appointed director of the United States<\/p>\n

\"Carl<\/a>
Carl Rowan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Information Agency.<\/p>\n

1968 –<\/b> Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight<\/p>\n

boxing title.<\/p>\n

1972 –<\/b> Yvonne Braitwaite Burke becomes 1st black chair in<\/p>\n

Dem convention.<\/p>\n

1979 –<\/b> Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland & steals his 1st<\/p>\n

base.<\/p>\n

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

Your strong tie with emotions makes finding a career where you interact with others an important priority. You may find happiness as a councilor or advisor, but a creative outlet could be just as fulfilling. If music is your passion, look to the pioneering work of Mick Fleetwood, who was also born on June 24th, for inspiration. It may be possible to turn your need to make others happy into an entrepreneurial opportunity, which was the path of Roy Oliver Disney, another of your birthday twins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, June 24th, the 175th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 190 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 CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Sam Jones, 92, basketball player Tom Lister, 66, actor Levi Roots, 66, …<\/p>\n

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