{"id":5082,"date":"2025-09-25T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:36:37","slug":"cmn-almanac-177","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5082","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, September 25th<\/strong>, the 268th day of the year. There are 97<\/p>\n

\"Onnie<\/a>
Onnie McIntyre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year and 91 days remaining until Christmas.<\/p>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> \u00a0Classical Music Month,<\/p>\n

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

Month, National Piano Month, Baby Safety Month, Honey<\/p>\n

Month, National Self Improvement Month, Suicide Prevention<\/p>\n

Month, Little League Month, National Comic Book Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Scottie<\/a>
Scottie Pippen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Owen “Onnie” McIntyre, 80, singer\/guitarist (Average White Band)<\/p>\n

Bob McAdoo, 74, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Sylvester Croom, 71, college football coach<\/p>\n

Scottie Pippen, 60, basketball player<\/p>\n

Will Smith, 57, actor\/rapper<\/p>\n

Chauncey Billups, 49, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/a>
Will Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robbie Jones, 48, actor<\/p>\n

Ryan Leslie, 47. rapper<\/p>\n

Rashad Evans, 45, MMA fighter<\/p>\n

T.I., 45, rapper<\/p>\n

Donald Glover, 42, actor<\/p>\n

Tahj Boyd, 35, football player<\/p>\n

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

\"T.I.\"<\/a>
T.I.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1861 –\u00a0<\/b>Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves.<\/p>\n

1867 –\u00a0<\/b>Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard University in Wash. D.C.<\/p>\n

1904 –\u00a0<\/b>Charles Follis is 1st black to play pro football.<\/p>\n

1962 –\u00a0<\/b>Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon, Georgia.<\/p>\n

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

1962 –\u00a0<\/b>Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title.<\/p>\n

1965 –\u00a0<\/b>60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City \u00a0A’s pitches 3 scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

1974\u00a0<\/strong>– Barbara W. Hancock becomes the 1st Black woman to be named White<\/p>\n

House Fellow.<\/p>\n

1975 –\u00a0<\/b>Jackie Wilson, suffers heart attack & lapse into a 9 yr terminal coma.<\/p>\n

1976 –\u00a0<\/b>“Porgy & Bess” opens at Uris Theater New York City for 122 performances.<\/p>\n

1988 –\u00a0<\/b>Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s.<\/p>\n

1994 –\u00a0<\/b>Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis\u00a0in 2 for heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

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

As a Libra born on September 25th, you are well known for your diplomacy, sociability and imagination. You thrive in the group setting, as you greatly enjoy the company of others. In times when group harmony is threatened, you often jump in, doing whatever is necessary to restore balance. Your friends appreciate your gift for compromise, almost as much as they appreciate your active imagination and clever ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, September 25th, the 268th day of the year. There are 97 days remaining until the end of the year and 91 days remaining until Christmas. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES \u00a0Classical Music Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, Chicken Month, National Piano Month, Baby Safety Month, Honey Month, National Self Improvement Month, Suicide …<\/p>\n

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