{"id":2753,"date":"2025-07-17T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2025-07-16T03:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:40:19","slug":"cmn-almanac-111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=2753","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, July 17th<\/strong>, the 198th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 167<\/p>\n

\"Diahann<\/a>
Diahann Carroll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Ice Cream Month, National Hot Dog Month, National<\/p>\n

Watermelon Month and National Blueberry Month!\u00a0 Peach Ice<\/p>\n

Cream Day and World Emoji Day!<\/p>\n

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

Connie Hawkins, 83, basketball legend<\/p>\n

Regina Belle, 62, singer<\/p>\n

Calbert Cheaney, 54, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Regina<\/a>
Regina Belle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Donny Marshall, 53, basketball player\/sportscaster<\/p>\n

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

Toni Stone, 104, 1st woman Negro League baseball player<\/p>\n

Diahann Carroll, 90, actress (d. 2020)<\/p>\n

Damon Harris, 75, singer (The Temptations) (d. 2013)<\/p>\n

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

Billie Holiday, 1959, singer (b. 1915)<\/p>\n

John Coltrane, 1967, saxophonist\/composer (b. 1926)<\/p>\n

\"Billie<\/a>
Billie Holiday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

William Raspberry, 2012, journalist (b. 1935)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1794\u00a0<\/strong>– Richard Allen organizes Philadelphia’s Bethel African<\/p>\n

Methodist Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n

1862\u00a0<\/strong>– The arming of Blacks approved by Congress.<\/p>\n

1953\u00a0<\/strong>– Jesse D. Locker appointed ambassador to Liberia.<\/p>\n

1954\u00a0<\/strong>– 1st major league game where majority of team is Black<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John Coltrane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Dodgers).<\/p>\n

1967\u00a0<\/strong>– Jimi Hendrix is the opening act for The Monkees<\/p>\n

performance in Forest Hills, New York.<\/p>\n

1974\u00a0<\/strong>– Bob Gibson becomes the 2nd pitcher to strike-out 3,000<\/p>\n

hitters (Cesar Geronimo).<\/p>\n

1981\u00a0<\/strong>– Fulton County grand jury indicts Wayne B. Williams for<\/p>\n

murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

\"Florence<\/a>
Florence Griffith-Joyner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1988\u00a0<\/strong>– Florence Griffith-Joyner sets 100m woman’s record (10.49).<\/p>\n

2005\u00a0<\/strong>– Tiger Woods wins his 10th major winning the British Open<\/p>\n

Championship by 5 strokes.\u00a0 Woods becomes only the second golfer,<\/p>\n

after Jack Nicklaus, to win each major more than once.<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0<\/strong>– 21st ESPY Awards: LeBron James and Serena Williams win.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Cancer born on July 17th, you are known for you optimism, sensitivity and intuition. You often impress others with the nearly psychic ability to know exactly what they are feeling or thinking. You use your emotional understanding to express empathy to those in need. Your friends appreciate this skill, but they also love your upbeat and positive attitude. Even in the worst situations, you have the special ability to find the bright side of things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, July 17th, the 198th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 167 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Ice Cream Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Watermelon Month and National Blueberry Month!\u00a0 Peach Ice Cream Day and World Emoji Day! CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Connie Hawkins, 83, basketball legend …<\/p>\n

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