{"id":3856,"date":"2025-08-21T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:12:25","slug":"cmn-almanac-142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3856","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, August 21st<\/strong>, the 233rd day of the year . There are 132<\/p>\n

\"Melvin<\/a>
Melvin Van Peebles<\/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 Friendship Week,<\/p>\n

Senior Citizen’s Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Clarence<\/a>
Clarence Williams, III<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Melvin Van Peebles, 93, actor\/director<\/p>\n

Loretta Devine, 76, actress and singer<\/p>\n

Archie Griffin, 71, football player<\/p>\n

B.J. Upton, 41, baseball player<\/p>\n

Usain Bolt, 39, sprinter<\/p>\n

Jody Meeks, 38, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Loretta<\/a>
Loretta Devine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Count Basie, 121, pianist\/composer\/bandleader (d. 1984)<\/p>\n

Wilt Chamberlain, 89, basketball legend (d. 1999)<\/p>\n

Clarence Williams III, 86, actor d. 2021<\/p>\n

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

<\/b> George Jackson, 1971, activist (b. 1941)<\/p>\n

\"Count<\/a>
Count Basie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1831\u00a0<\/strong>– Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion.<\/p>\n

1927\u00a0<\/b>– The 4th Pan-African Congress meets in New York City.<\/p>\n

1961\u00a0<\/strong>– Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, “Please Mr. Postman” by<\/p>\n

The Marvellettes.<\/p>\n

1968\u00a0<\/strong>– James Anderson, Jr., posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor<\/p>\n

\"Wilt<\/a>
Wilt Chamberlain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

to be awarded to an Afro American U. S. marine.<\/p>\n

1989\u00a0<\/strong>– The Atlanta NAACP office is tear gassed.<\/p>\n

2000\u00a0<\/b>– Tiger Woods wins golf’s PGA Championship to become the first golfer<\/p>\n

since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year. He ties the to-par<\/p>\n

record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff.<\/p>\n

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

Your sign’s paired element is fire and as a Leo, you have the most cardinal connection with the element. As if powered by a strong flame, passion and enthusiasm seems to burn inside you whenever you are confronted with a challenge or new task. Your flame never falters, as it drives you to accomplish your goals, even in the face of great adversity. The positive qualities of fire are numerous, but be weary of fire’s negative qualities, which include impatience and impulsiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, August 21st, the 233rd day of the year . There are 132 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 Friendship Week, Senior Citizen’s Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Melvin Van Peebles, 93, actor\/director Loretta Devine, …<\/p>\n

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