{"id":4008,"date":"2025-08-25T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2025-08-24T21:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T02:43:23","slug":"cmn-almanac-146","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=4008","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, August 25th<\/strong>, the 237th day of the year. There are 128<\/p>\n

\"Blair<\/a>
Blair Underwood<\/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, Peach Month,<\/p>\n

Romance Awareness Month, Be Kind to Humankind Week,<\/p>\n

Kiss and Make Up Day<\/p>\n

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

Walter Williams, 82, singer (O’Jays)<\/p>\n

\"Kel<\/a>
Kel Mitchell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlie Sanders, 79, football player<\/p>\n

Shock G, 62, rapper (Digital Underground)<\/p>\n

Blair Underwood, 61, actor<\/p>\n

Cornelius Bennett, 60, football player<\/p>\n

Albert Belle, 59, baseball player<\/p>\n

Robert Horry, 55, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Marvin Harrison, 53, football player<\/p>\n

Kel Mitchell, 46, actor<\/p>\n

Justin Upton, 38, baseball player<\/p>\n

Alexandra Burke, 37, singer<\/p>\n

Dexter McCluster, 37, football player<\/p>\n

\"A.Phillip<\/a>
A.Phillip Randolph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Aaliyah, 2001, singer\/actress (b. 1979)<\/p>\n

Kevin Duckworth, 2008, basketball player (b. 1964)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1862 –\u00a0<\/b>U.S. Secretary of War authorizes Gen. Rufus Saxton to arm 5,000 slaves.<\/p>\n

\"Sugar<\/a>
Sugar Ray Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1908 –\u00a0<\/b>National Association of Colored Nurses forms.<\/p>\n

1925 –<\/b> Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organizes in Harlem, N.Y. by A.<\/p>\n

Phillip Randolph.<\/p>\n

1950\u00a0<\/b>– Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

1968\u00a0<\/b>– Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to win US singles championship.<\/p>\n

1985 \u00a0 –<\/b>Met Dwight Gooden becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d).<\/p>\n

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

As a Virgo born on August 25th, you are known for your quick whit, discipline and generosity. When you find a challenge or task that you consider to be worthwhile, you will dedicate yourself to it fully. In these situations, your attention to detail and focused mind flourish. You apply the same amount of dedication to people who are important to you. Your generosity is appreciated by those closest to you, as you sometimes find yourself addressing the needs of others before your own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, August 25th, the 237th day of the year. There are 128 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month, Romance Awareness Month, Be Kind to Humankind Week, Kiss and Make Up Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Walter Williams, 82, singer …<\/p>\n

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