{"id":3371,"date":"2025-08-08T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3371"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:31:08","slug":"cmn-almanac-129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3371","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, August<\/strong> 8<\/strong>, the 223rd day of the year. There are 142<\/p>\n

\"Kool<\/a>
Kool Moe Dee<\/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, Romance<\/p>\n

Awareness Month, Peach Month, International Cat Day!<\/p>\n

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

Willie P. Richardson, 78, comedian<\/p>\n

\"Meagan<\/a>
Meagan Good<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Willie Hall, 75, drummer<\/p>\n

Robin Quivers, 73, radio host<\/p>\n

<\/b> “Sweet” Lou Dunbar, 72, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters)<\/p>\n

Kool Moe Dee, 63, rapper<\/p>\n

Harry Lee “Butch” Reynolds, 61, track star<\/p>\n

\"Matthew<\/a>
Matthew Henson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jimmy Jean Louis, 57, actor<\/p>\n

Marsha Ambrosius, 48, singer<\/p>\n

Rashard Lewis, 47, basketball player<\/p>\n

Meagan Good, 44, actress<\/p>\n

Bradley McIntosh, 44, rapper<\/p>\n

Pierre Garcon, 39, football player<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/a>
Joe Tex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Matthew Henson, 159, explorer (d. 1955)<\/p>\n

Jimmy Witherspoon, 105, singer (d. 1997)<\/p>\n

Joe Tex, 92, singer\/songwriter (d. 1982)<\/p>\n

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

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, 1975, saxophonist (b. 1928)<\/p>\n

\"Marsha<\/a>
Marsha Ambrosius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John H. Johnson, 2005, publisher (Ebony, Jet) (b. 1918)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1796 –\u00a0<\/b> Boston African Society establishes with 44 members.<\/p>\n

1863 –\u00a0<\/b>Tennessee’s “military” Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal<\/p>\n

slaves.\u00a0 During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by blacks in<\/p>\n

Tennessee as a holiday.<\/p>\n

1925 –\u00a0<\/b>1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John H. Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1965\u00a0<\/strong>– Voting Rights Bill passed.<\/p>\n

1974\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces<\/p>\n

his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon<\/p>\n

the next day.<\/p>\n

1984 –<\/b> Carl Lewis wins 3rd (200m) of 4 gold medals in the Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n

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

While picking a career path is always difficult, your social personality and creativity will allow for success in many career paths. You may require a field with a lot of change of scenery and pace, so a business position with travel may be perfect for you. If you are artistically inclined, a career in music may fit you as well. Look to the creative guitar playing of Dave The Edge Evans or the lyrics of Mel Tillis, who were both born on August 8th, for encouragement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, August 8, the 223rd day of the year. There are 142 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Romance Awareness Month, Peach Month, International Cat Day! CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Willie P. Richardson, 78, comedian Willie Hall, 75, drummer Robin Quivers, …<\/p>\n

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