{"id":3123,"date":"2025-08-01T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:20:19","slug":"cmn-almanac-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3123","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, August 1st<\/strong>, the 213th day of the year. There are 152<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>
Robert Cray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> National Catfish Month,<\/p>\n

National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month,<\/p>\n

Romance Awareness Month, National Simplify Your Life Week,<\/p>\n

National Girlfriends Day, National Mountain Climbing Day<\/p>\n

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

Cliff Branch, 77, football player<\/p>\n

\"Chuck<\/a>
Chuck D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robert Cray, 71, singer\/guitarist<\/p>\n

Chuck D, 65, rapper\/producer<\/p>\n

Coolio, 62, rapper\/producer<\/p>\n

Stacey Augmon, 57, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Roshumba Williams, 56, model<\/p>\n

Tempestt Bledsoe, 52, actress<\/p>\n

\"Tempestt<\/a>
Tempestt Bledsoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Van Vicker, 47, actor<\/p>\n

Chris Williams, 47, actor<\/p>\n

Edgerrin James, 47, football player<\/p>\n

Elijah Kelley, 39, actor\/singer\/dancer<\/p>\n

Mike Wallace, 39, football player<\/p>\n

Austin Rivers, 33, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"MTV<\/a>
MTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lee Thomas III, 31, actor<\/p>\n

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

Benjamin E Mays, 120, educator (d. 1984)<\/p>\n

Ron Brown, 84, 30th U.S. Secretary of Commerce (d. 1996)<\/p>\n

Trevor Berbick, 70, boxer (d. 2006)<\/p>\n

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

\"Julius<\/a>
Julius Erving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Korey Stringer, 2001, football player (b. 1974)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1619 –\u00a0<\/b>1st African Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia.<\/p>\n

1834 –\u00a0<\/b>Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire – Slavery<\/p>\n

Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect.<\/p>\n

1867 –\u00a0<\/b>Blacks vote for 1st time in a US state election in the South<\/p>\n

(Tenn).<\/p>\n

\"Aretha<\/a>
Aretha Franklin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1942 –\u00a0<\/b>Race riots in Harlem, New York<\/p>\n

1944 –\u00a0<\/b>Adam Clayton Powell elected 1st black congressman from<\/p>\n

East.<\/p>\n

1960 –\u00a0<\/b>Aretha Franklin’s 1st recording session.<\/p>\n

1960 –\u00a0<\/b>Chubby Checker releases “The Twist”.<\/p>\n

1961 –<\/b> Whitney Young Jr named executive director of National<\/p>\n

Urban League.<\/p>\n

\"Arthur<\/a>
Arthur Ashe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1964\u00a0<\/strong>– Arthur Ashe is the first black named to the U.S. Davis Cup<\/p>\n

team.<\/p>\n

1974 –\u00a0<\/b>Virginia Squires trade Julius “Dr J” Erving to NY Nets<\/p>\n

1981\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its<\/p>\n

first video.<\/p>\n

1987 –\u00a0<\/b>Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 rounds for heavyweight<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

boxing title.<\/p>\n

1993 –\u00a0<\/b>Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Coopers-<\/p>\n

town,\u00a0 New York.<\/p>\n

1996\u00a0<\/strong>– Michael Johnson is the first man to win gold medals in the both<\/p>\n

the 200 and 400-meter runs, breaking his own world record.<\/p>\n

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

As a Leo born on August 1st, you are characterized by your highly extroverted nature. You are energized by new people and use your warm personality to be quite charming. While others are fearful of the spotlight, you actively seek it, as you thrive in situations where you are the center of attention. Similarly, you are a natural leader and rarely hesitate to take control of situations. Although your friends and family may find you a bit overbearing at time, your loving nature easily melts away their frustrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, August 1st, the 213th day of the year. There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month, Romance Awareness Month, National Simplify Your Life Week, National Girlfriends Day, National Mountain Climbing Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Cliff Branch, …<\/p>\n

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