{"id":5968,"date":"2025-10-24T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2025-10-22T07:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:21:36","slug":"cmn-almanac-206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=5968","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, October 24th<\/strong>, \u00a0the 297th day of the year. There are 68<\/p>\n

\"Kweisi<\/a>
Kweisi Mfume<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year and 62 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, Cookie Month,<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

National Bologna Day, United Nations Day<\/p>\n

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

Kweisi Mfume, 77, former NAACP CEO<\/p>\n

Perry Lee “Tiny” Tavares, 71, singer (Tavares)<\/p>\n

Corey Dillon, 50, football player<\/p>\n

Monica, 45, singer<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Jackie Robinson, 1972, 1st black Major League baseball player (b. 1939)<\/p>\n

Rosa Parks, 2005, civil rights activist, (b. 1913)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1892\u00a0<\/strong>– 25,000 Black workers strike in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

1933\u00a0<\/b>– Langston Hughes’ “Mulatto” premieres in NYC.<\/p>\n

\"Rosa<\/a>
Rosa Parks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1980\u00a0<\/strong>– Judge Patrick Higginbotham finds Republican National guilty in<\/p>\n

discrimination case.<\/p>\n

2008\u00a0<\/b>– “Bloody Friday” saw many of the world’s stock exchanges<\/p>\n

experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around<\/p>\n

10% in most indices.<\/p>\n

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

As a Scorpio born on October 24th, you are known for being calm, passionate and ambitious. Although you remain cool, calm and collected on the outside, your inner world is defined by great passion and ambition. You want success in life and more importantly, you are willing to do the work to achieve your goals. When you are confronted with a challenge, you have the power to meet the task, no matter how much effort it requires. Your friends and family are often inspired by your drive for success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, October 24th, \u00a0the 297th day of the year. There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year and 62 days remaining until Christmas. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Cookie Month, Computer Learning Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, …<\/p>\n

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