{"id":5455,"date":"2025-10-07T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5455"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:15:54","slug":"cmn-almanac-189","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5455","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, October 7th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 280th day of the year. \u00a0There are 85<\/p>\n

\"Toni<\/a>
Toni Braxton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year and 79 days remaining until Christmas.<\/p>\n

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

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, American Pharmacist Month, Clergy<\/p>\n

Appreciation Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookie Month,<\/p>\n

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month,<\/p>\n

National Diabetes Month, National Pizza Month, National Vegetarian<\/p>\n

\"Charles<\/a>
Charles Woodson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Month, National Popcorn Popping Month, Seafood Month, Customer<\/p>\n

Service Week, Bald and Free Day!<\/p>\n

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

Desmond Tutu, 94, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa (Nobel Peace Prize 1982)<\/p>\n

Carmen R. “Tata” Vega, 74, singer (Color Purple soundtrack)<\/p>\n

Toni Braxton, 58, singer<\/p>\n

\"Elijah<\/a>
Elijah Muhammad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nicole Ari Smith, 55, actress<\/p>\n

Johnnie Morton, 54, football player<\/p>\n

Priest Holmes, 52, football player<\/p>\n

Charles Woodson, 49, football player<\/p>\n

Alesha Dixon, 47, singer<\/p>\n

Amber Stevens, 39, actress<\/p>\n

\"Anita<\/a>
Anita Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

William Still, 204, The Underground Railroad (d. 1902)<\/p>\n

Elijah Muhammad, 129, leader of Nation of Islam (d. 1975)<\/p>\n

Amiri Baraka, 91, writer (d. 2014)<\/p>\n

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

Gabriel Prosser, 1800, slave revolt leader (b. 1776))<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Walter<\/a>
Walter Payton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1800\u00a0<\/strong>– Gabriel Prosser hanged for armed resistance.<\/p>\n

1957 –\u00a0<\/b>“American Bandstand” premieres.<\/p>\n

1979 –\u00a0<\/b>“Eubie!” closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 439 performances.<\/p>\n

1984 –\u00a0<\/b>Walter Payton\u00a0passes Jim Brown as NFL’s career rushing leader.<\/p>\n

1985 –\u00a0<\/b>Lynette Woodward, chosen as 1st woman on Harlem Globetrotters.<\/p>\n

1991 –\u00a0<\/b>Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence<\/p>\n

Thomas of making sexually inappropriate comments to her.<\/p>\n

\"Toni<\/a>
Toni Morrison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1993 –\u00a0<\/b>Nobel Prize for literature awarded to Toni Morrison.<\/p>\n

2001 –\u00a0<\/b>The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan starts with an air assault and<\/p>\n

covert operations on the ground.<\/p>\n

2003 –\u00a0<\/b>Gray Davis is recalled as Governor of California, three years<\/p>\n

before the official end of his office term. Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/p>\n

is elected Governor.<\/p>\n

HOROSCOPES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a Libra born on October 7th you are well known for you seriousness and thoughtfulness. While you do have a sense of humor, you are very serious about your goals and the things you wish to achieve in life. You apply great dedication to your efforts, but at the same time, you never fail to acknowledge the needs of others. In fact, your friends and family often realize that you put their needs above your own at times. You would be surprised to know that in many people’s eyes, you are the ideal friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, October 7th,\u00a0\u00a0the 280th day of the year. \u00a0There are 85 days remaining until the end of the year and 79 days remaining until Christmas. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, American Pharmacist Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookie Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus …<\/p>\n

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