{"id":3572,"date":"2025-08-13T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2025-08-10T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T16:23:20","slug":"cmn-almanac-134","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3572","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, August 13th<\/strong>, the 225th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 140 days<\/p>\n

\"Joycelyn<\/a>
Joycelyn Elders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

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

Romance Awareness Month, National Smile Week, Left<\/p>\n

Hander’s Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Dawn<\/a>
Dawn Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jocelyn Elders, 92, 15th Surgeon General of the United States<\/p>\n

Mudcat Grant, 90, baseball player<\/p>\n

Dawn Lewis, 64, actress<\/p>\n

DeMarcus Cousins, 35, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Marian Fleming Poe, 135, US advocate in Virginia<\/p>\n

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

\"DeMarcus<\/a>
DeMarcus Cousins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

King Curtis, 1971, musician (b. 1934)<\/p>\n

Ed Townsend, 2003, songwriter\/producer (b. 1929)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1831 –\u00a0<\/strong>Nat Turner sees a solar eclipse, which he believes is a sign from God.<\/p>\n

Eight days later he and 70 other slaves kill approximately 55 whites in<\/p>\n

Southampton County, Virginia insurrection.<\/p>\n

\"King<\/a>
King Curtis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1892\u00a0<\/strong>– The “Afro-American”\u00a0 newspaper begins publishing from Baltimore.<\/p>\n

1906\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Regiment<\/p>\n

are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer<\/p>\n

in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably<\/p>\n

discharged.<\/p>\n

1948 –\u00a0<\/b>Satchel Paige at 42, pitches his 1st major league complete game.<\/p>\n

1955 –\u00a0<\/b>Larry Doby’s ends AL record of 167 errorless games in outfield.<\/p>\n

1987 –\u00a0<\/b>Jackie Joyner-Kersee ties world record with 24’5\u00bd” jump.<\/p>\n

\"Jackie<\/a>
Jackie Joyner-Kersee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1989\u00a0<\/strong>– The wreckage of the plane that carried U.S. congressman, Mickey<\/p>\n

Leland and others on a humanitarian mission is found on a mountainside<\/p>\n

in Ethiopia, there are no survivors.<\/p>\n

2004\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida,<\/p>\n

and devastates the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Leo born on August 13th, you are known for your drive, ambition and honesty. You watch your friends and family procrastinate and fall short of their goals, but you cannot relate. There has rarely been a situation where you weren’t able to accomplish a goal you set your mind to. Your high ambition is matched by a desire to be honest and forthright in all aspects of your life. You may notice that people find you blunt, which leaves you disappointed that others don’t share in your value of honesty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, August 13th, the 225th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 National Catfish Month, National Picnic Month, National Golf Month, Peach Month, Romance Awareness Month, National Smile Week, Left Hander’s Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Jocelyn Elders, 92, 15th Surgeon General of the …<\/p>\n

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