{"id":2412,"date":"2025-07-09T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:13:08","slug":"cmn-almanac-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2412","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, July 9th<\/strong>, the 190th day of the year. \u00a0 There are 175<\/p>\n

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

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 National Hot Dog Month,<\/p>\n

National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberry Month, National<\/p>\n

Sugar\u00a0Cookie Day!<\/p>\n

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

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

Shelton Benjamin, 50, wrestler<\/p>\n

Kiely Williams, 39, singer<\/p>\n

Ashley Young, 39, soccer player<\/p>\n

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

June Jordan, 89, author\/poet (d. 2002)<\/p>\n

Richard Roundtree, 83, actor (d. 2023)<\/p>\n

O.J. Simpson, 78, football player\/actor (d. 2024)<\/p>\n

Gwen Guthrie, 75, singer\/songwriter (d. 1999)<\/p>\n

\"Kiely<\/a>
Kiely Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Isabel Sanford, 2004, actress (The Jeffersons) (b. 1917)<\/p>\n

Milan Williams, 2006, keyboard player (Commodores) (b. 1948)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1793\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation<\/p>\n

of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.<\/p>\n

\"Isabel<\/a>
Isabel Sanford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1868\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The 14th Amendment is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full<\/p>\n

citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.<\/p>\n

1868 –\u00a0<\/b>1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state).<\/p>\n

1893\u00a0<\/strong>– Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the 1st open heart operation<\/p>\n

without anesthesia.<\/p>\n

1955 –\u00a0<\/b>First black executive on White House staff (E Frederic Morrow).<\/p>\n

1981 –\u00a0<\/b>Jacksons begin a 36-city tour.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Jacksons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1981\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Donkey Kong<\/i>, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game<\/p>\n

marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.<\/p>\n

1997 –<\/b> Mike Tyson is banned from boxing for biting Holyfield’s ear<\/p>\n

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

Being a Cancer born on July 9th, you are masterfully in-touch with your feelings, as well as those of others, which makes you both sympathetic and compassionate. Although you are comfortable with your own emotions as well, you are far from an open book. You are ruled by the inclination to mostly keep your feelings private and secretive. It is this mysterious nature that often frustrates even your closest friends as they struggle to understand you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, July 9th, the 190th day of the year. \u00a0 There are 175 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberry Month, National Sugar\u00a0Cookie Day! CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Shelton Benjamin, 50, wrestler Kiely Williams, 39, singer Ashley Young, 39, soccer player …<\/p>\n

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