{"id":4505,"date":"2025-09-08T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=4505"},"modified":"2025-09-06T21:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:29:10","slug":"cmn-almanac-160","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=4505","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, September 8th, <\/strong>the 251st day of the year .\u00a0 There are 114<\/p>\n

\"Larenz<\/a>
Larenz Tate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 Classical Music Month,<\/p>\n

Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, National<\/p>\n

Piano Month, Chicken Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League<\/p>\n

Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month, National Sickle<\/p>\n

Cell Awareness Month, International Literacy Day, Pardon Day<\/p>\n

\"Dorothy<\/a>
Dorothy Dandridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Guitar Shorty, 86, singer\/guitarist<\/p>\n

Maurice Cheeks, 69, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Ruby Bridges, 61, civil rights leader<\/p>\n

Big Boy, 56, DJ<\/p>\n

Latrell Sprewell, 55, basketball player<\/p>\n

Clarence Weatherspoon, 55, basketball player<\/p>\n

Larenz Tate, 50, actor<\/p>\n

Slim Thug, 45, rapper<\/p>\n

Malcolm Floyd, 44, football player<\/p>\n

Wiz Kalipha, 38, rapper<\/p>\n

\"Jackie<\/a>
Jackie Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Buck O’Neil, 118, Negro League Baseball legend (d. 2006)<\/p>\n

L.C. Greenwood, 79, football player (d. 2013)<\/p>\n

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

Dorothy Dandridge, 1965, actress\/singer (b. 1922)<\/p>\n

Roy Wilkins, 1981, NAACP leader (b. 1901)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nichelle<\/a>
Nichelle Nichols<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1915\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0<\/b>Association of Negro Life & History is founded.<\/p>\n

1956 –\u00a0<\/b>Harry Belafonte’s album “Calypso,” goes to #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks.<\/p>\n

1957 –\u00a0<\/b>Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single “Reet Petite”.<\/p>\n

1966\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The first Star Trek series featuring Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura<\/p>\n

premieres on NBC.<\/p>\n

1968 –\u00a0<\/b>Saundra Williams wins 1st Miss Black America pageant.<\/p>\n

1973 –\u00a0<\/b>Hank Aaron\u00a0sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709).<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1974\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Pres. Gerald Ford\u00a0pardons former Pres. Richard Nixon\u00a0for any<\/p>\n

crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.<\/p>\n

1986 –\u00a0<\/b>‘The Oprah Winfrey\u00a0Show’ is first broadcast nationally.<\/p>\n

1994 –\u00a0<\/b>MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie<\/p>\n

Presley.<\/p>\n

2013 –\u00a0<\/b>Serena Williams\u00a0wins her fifth Women’s Singles U.S. Open title.<\/p>\n

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

Your sociability and leadership skills combine to create numerous career options. Your discipline would allow for success in a variety of fields, such as science, research, business and law. More people-focused careers, such as education or public relations may also be a good fit. If the entertainment world is more appealing, you may find a creative career such as music to be rewarding. Look to the careers of Pink and Wiz Khalifa, who both share your September 8th birthday, for inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, September 8th, the 251st day of the year .\u00a0 There are 114 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Classical Music Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, National Piano Month, Chicken Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month, National Sickle Cell Awareness …<\/p>\n

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