{"id":7650,"date":"2025-12-14T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=7650"},"modified":"2025-12-14T06:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:23:22","slug":"cmn-almanac-256","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=7650","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, December 14th<\/strong>, the 348th day of the year. There are 17<\/p>\n

\"Hal<\/a>
Hal Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year and 11 days remaining until Christmas.<\/p>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> \u00a0Bingo Month,<\/p>\n

Write a Friend Month, Roast Chestnut Day<\/p>\n

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

Hal Willliams, 87, actor<\/p>\n

T. K. Carter, 69, actor<\/p>\n

\"T.K.<\/a>
T.K. Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tamecka Dixon, 50, basketball player<\/p>\n

Nicholas Batum, 37, basketball player<\/p>\n

Kiari Cephus, 34, rapper<\/p>\n

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

Sam Jones, 100, Hall of Fame baseball player (d. 1971)<\/p>\n

Ernie Davis, 86, football player (d. 1963)<\/p>\n

Anthony Mason, 59, basketball player (d. 2015)<\/p>\n

\"Dinah<\/a>
Dinah Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

George Washington, 1799, 1st president USA (b. 1733)<\/p>\n

Dinah Washington, 1963, singer (b. 1922)<\/p>\n

Mike Evans, 2006, actor (b. 1949)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1915 –<\/b>\u00a0Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion.<\/p>\n

1969 –<\/b>\u00a0Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on “Ed Sullivan Show”.<\/p>\n

\"Desmond<\/a>
Desmond Howard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a0Louis Jordan’s revue “Five Guys Named Moe” premieres in London.<\/p>\n

1991 –<\/b>\u00a057th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR).<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a0Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe\u00a0refused to fight him.<\/p>\n

2008 –<\/b>\u00a0President George W. Bush\u00a0made his fourth and final (planned) trip to<\/p>\n

Iraq as president and is almost struck by two shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi<\/p>\n

journalist during a farewell press conference in Baghdad.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Sagittarius born on December 14th, you are naturally charismatic and unafraid of taking risks. Your friends and family know you for your warm, friendly and charming personality. You love social settings, as it gives you a chance to use your natural gifts for communication to captivate an audience. In many ways, you are a showman, which may explain why you are so comfortable taking risks. You know that without taking risks, there are no worthwhile rewards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, December 14th, the 348th day of the year. There are 17 days remaining until the end of the year and 11 days remaining until Christmas. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES \u00a0Bingo Month, Write a Friend Month, Roast Chestnut Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Hal Willliams, 87, actor T. K. Carter, 69, actor Tamecka Dixon, 50, basketball …<\/p>\n

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