{"id":3673,"date":"2025-08-16T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:56:55","slug":"cmn-almanac-137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3673","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, August 16th<\/strong>, the 228th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 137<\/p>\n

\"Carol<\/a>
Carol Moseley Braun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

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

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

Tell A Joke Day<\/p>\n

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

Wyatt Tee Walker, 96, pastor\/activist<\/p>\n

\"James<\/a>
James “J.T.” Taylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trevor McDonald, 85,\u00a0 journalist<\/p>\n

Carol Mosely Braun, 78, politician<\/p>\n

James Taylor, 72, singer (Kool & The Gang)<\/p>\n

Reginald Veljohnson, 72, actor<\/p>\n

Madonna, 67, singer\/actress<\/p>\n

Angela Bassett, 67, actress\/producer<\/p>\n

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

Willie Jackson, 54, football player<\/p>\n

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

Louis Lomax, 103, author (d. 1970)<\/p>\n

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

Robert Johnson, 1938, singer\/guitarist (b. 1911)<\/p>\n

Robert “Robby” Debarge, 1995, musician (b. 1959)<\/p>\n

Max Roach, 2007, drummer\/songwriter (b. 1924)<\/p>\n

Aretha Franklin, 2018, singer (b. 1942)<\/p>\n

\"Angela<\/a>
Angela Bassett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1954\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.<\/p>\n

1961 –\u00a0<\/b>Dr. <\/b>Martin Luther King Jr. protests for black voting right in Miami.<\/p>\n

1970\u00a0<\/strong>– Federal warrant issued for Angela Davis.<\/p>\n

1988 –\u00a0<\/b>Butch Reynolds runs world record 400 m (43.29).<\/p>\n

1989 –\u00a0<\/b>Roger Kingdom of USA sets 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich.<\/p>\n

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

Picking a specific career path is always a challenge, but your personality makes multiple careers open for success. You are a natural determined leader, so a career in business would bring you excitement. If you find a worthwhile cause, you may find a career in the non-profit sector rewarding. The world of entertainment may also appeal to you. If this is the case, the let the groundbreaking careers of Madonna and Steve Carell, who were both born on August 16th, serve as inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, August 16th, the 228th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 137 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month, Romance Awareness Month, National Smile Week, National Tell A Joke Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Wyatt Tee Walker, 96, pastor\/activist Trevor …<\/p>\n

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