{"id":2172,"date":"2025-06-28T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2025-06-25T06:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:26:32","slug":"cmn-almanac-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2172","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, June 28th<\/strong>, the 179th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 186<\/p>\n

\"Oran<\/a>
Oran “Juice” 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

Rose Month, Insurance Awareness Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Bradley<\/a>
Bradley Beal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oran “Juice” Jones, 67, singer<\/p>\n

Jeff Malone, 64, basketball player<\/p>\n

Tichina Arnold, 55, actress<\/p>\n

Marvin Jones, 53, football player<\/p>\n

Karim Abdul-Jabaar, 51, football player<\/p>\n

\"Amos<\/a>
Amos n’ Andy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Randy McMichael, 46, football player<\/p>\n

Brandon Phillips, 44, baseball player<\/p>\n

Freddie Gibbs, 43, rapper<\/p>\n

Shadia, Simmons, 39, actress<\/p>\n

Bradley Beal, 32, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

\"Malcolm<\/a>
Malcolm X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mark Clark, 78, activist\/Black Panther Party (d. 1969)<\/p>\n

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

David Walker, 1830, abolitionist (b. 1786)<\/p>\n

Harry Mills, 1982, singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1912)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1770\u00a0<\/strong>– Quakers open a school for Blacks in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/a>
Jim Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1864\u00a0<\/strong>– Fugitive Slave laws repealed by Congress.<\/p>\n

1874\u00a0<\/strong>– The Freedmen’s Bank closes.<\/p>\n

1894\u00a0<\/strong>– Labor Day becomes an official U.S. holiday.<\/p>\n

1930\u00a0<\/strong>– The 1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium<\/p>\n

as the Negro League Detroit Stars take on the Kansas City Monarchs.<\/p>\n

1951\u00a0<\/strong>– “Amos n’ Andy” premieres on CBS TV.<\/p>\n

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

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– Malcolm X forms the Organization of African Unity.<\/p>\n

1971\u00a0<\/strong>– U.S. Supreme Court overturns draft evasion conviction of<\/p>\n

Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n

1973\u00a0<\/strong>– Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor,<\/p>\n

Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis & Althea Gibson<\/p>\n

elected.<\/p>\n

1978\u00a0<\/strong>– U.S. Supreme Court “Univ. of California v. Bakke” decision<\/p>\n

bars quota systems in college admissions.<\/p>\n

1987\u00a0<\/strong>– “Dreamgirls” opens at the Ambassador Theater in New York<\/p>\n

City for 177 performances.<\/p>\n

1997\u00a0<\/strong>– Holyfield-Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified for biting off<\/p>\n

Evander Holyfield’s ear.<\/p>\n

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

Understanding people is your gift, so you may find most satisfaction in a career geared toward this ability. Counseling and public relations are both fields you may enjoy. Your mastery of emotions, paired with your creative inclinations may result in a career in entertainment. You possess the ability to touch the hearts of many, much like Mel Brooks and Kathy Bates, who were also born on June 28th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, June 28th, the 179th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 186 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, Rose Month, Insurance Awareness Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Oran “Juice” Jones, 67, singer Jeff Malone, …<\/p>\n

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