{"id":3967,"date":"2025-08-24T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2025-08-24T04:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:04:27","slug":"cmn-almanac-145","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3967","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, August 24th<\/strong>, the 236th day of the year. There are 129<\/p>\n

\"Jeffrey<\/a>
Jeffrey Daniel<\/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, Be Kind to Humankind Week,<\/p>\n

Vesuvius Day<\/p>\n

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

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

Ernest Wright Jr, 84, singer (The Imperials)<\/p>\n

Marshall Thompson, 83, singer (The Chi-Lites)<\/p>\n

Joe Chambers, 83, guitarist\/singer (Chambers Brothers)<\/p>\n

Molly Duncan, 80, saxophonist (Average White Band)<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Daniel, 68, singer\/dancer (Shalamar)<\/p>\n

\"Reggie<\/a>
Reggie Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reggie Miller, 59, basketball player (Hall of Fame inductee)<\/p>\n

James Toney, 57, boxer<\/p>\n

Karrine Steffans, 47, author<\/p>\n

Michael Redd, 46, basketball player<\/p>\n

Charlie Villanueva, 41, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Karrine<\/a>
Karrine Steffans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arian Foster, 39, football player<\/p>\n

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

Althea Gibson, 98, tennis legend (d. 2003)<\/p>\n

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

Jan E. Matzeliger, 1889, inventor (b. 1852)<\/p>\n

\"Bayard<\/a>
Bayard Rustin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bayard Rustin, 1987,civil rights activist (b. 1910)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1950\u00a0<\/strong>– Edith Simpson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United<\/p>\n

Nations.<\/p>\n

1981 –\u00a0<\/b>American Charles Chapman is 1st black to swim English Channel.<\/p>\n

\"Jerry<\/a>
Jerry Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1992\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Hurricane Andrew makes landfall just south of Miami as a Category<\/p>\n

5 hurricane.<\/p>\n

2006 –\u00a0<\/b>After signing a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers, Jerry<\/p>\n

Rice officially retires from the NFL.<\/p>\n

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

As a great communicator and caring person, you will have no problem finding a career path in which you can be successful. Your compassion and kindness, may be well-served in people-based careers, such as teaching or counseling. Similarly, your attention to detail and organizational skills would make a career in finance, research or finance a viable option as well. If you are more artistically inclined, the world of entertainment may be very appealing. The entertaining acting styles of Dave Chappelle and Rupert Grint, who were also born on August 24th, should serve as encouragement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, August 24th, the 236th day of the year. There are 129 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, Be Kind to Humankind Week, Vesuvius Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Ernest Wright Jr, 84, singer (The Imperials) …<\/p>\n

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