{"id":5336,"date":"2025-10-03T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2025-10-02T06:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:02:38","slug":"cmn-almanac-185","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5336","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, October 3rd<\/strong>, the 276th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 89<\/p>\n

\"Al<\/a>
Al Sharpton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year and 83 days remaining until Christmas.<\/p>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 Breast Cancer Awareness Month,<\/p>\n

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Computer<\/p>\n

Learning Month, Cookie Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month,<\/p>\n

Lupus Awareness Month, National Diabetes Month, National Pizza<\/p>\n

Month, National Vegetarian Month, National Popcorn Popping<\/p>\n

\"India<\/a>
India Arie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Month, Seafood Month, Get Organized Week, Techies Day<\/p>\n

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

Marques Haynes, 99, (World’s Greatest Dribbler, Harlem Globetrotters)<\/p>\n

Chubby Checker, 84, singer (The Twist)<\/p>\n

Ronnie Laws, 75, jazz saxophonist\/guitarist<\/p>\n

\"Ethel<\/a>
Ethel Waters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dave Winfield, 74, baseball player<\/p>\n

Keb’ Mo’, 74, singer<\/p>\n

Al Sharpton, 71, TV show host\/civil rights activist<\/p>\n

Talib Kweli, 51, rapper<\/p>\n

India Arie, 50, singer<\/p>\n

Anquan Bolden, 45, football player<\/p>\n

\"Nat<\/a>
Nat King Cole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gary Neal, 41, basketball player<\/p>\n

Courtney Lee, 40, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

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

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1863 –\u00a0<\/b>Pres.\u00a0Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n

1887<\/strong> – Florida A&M University is founded.<\/p>\n

1904 –\u00a0<\/b>Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal & Industrial School.<\/p>\n

1949 –\u00a0<\/b>WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

1950 –\u00a0<\/b>1st black lead actress, Ethel Waters, on TV (Beulah).<\/p>\n

1956\u00a0<\/strong>– Nat King Cole becomes the first Black performer to host his own TV show.<\/p>\n

1976 –\u00a0<\/b>Hank Aaron\u00a0singles in his last at bat & drives in his 2,297th run.<\/p>\n

1983 –\u00a0<\/b>Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson\u00a0release “Say, Say, Say”.<\/p>\n

\"O.J.<\/a>
O.J. Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1990 –\u00a0<\/b>Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obscenity,<\/p>\n

for selling 2 Live Crew rap records.<\/p>\n

1995 –\u00a0<\/b>O.J. Simpson\u00a0found not guilty in murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron<\/p>\n

Goldman\u00a0in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

2008 –\u00a0<\/b>The $700 billion bailout bill for the U.S. financial system is signed by<\/p>\n

President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n

2008 –\u00a0<\/b>O.J. Simpson\u00a0found guilty of charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Libra born on October 3rd, your selflessness, thoughtfulness and seriousness are amongst your most well-known characteristics. Although you do have a sense of humor, you take life very seriously and make goals which you truly intend to meet. You are most comfortable in a social setting and will go to great lengths to provide your friends with help and support. This quality is greatly appreciated by your friends and family, who often turn to you with their problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, October 3rd, the 276th day of the year.\u00a0 There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year and 83 days remaining until Christmas. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookie Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, …<\/p>\n

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