{"id":8068,"date":"2025-12-28T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8068"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:54:45","slug":"cmn-almanac-270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8068","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, December 28th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 362nd day of the year. There are 3<\/p>\n

\"Nichelle<\/a>
Nichelle Nichols<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Write a Friend Month, Card Playing Day<\/p>\n

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

Charles Neville, 87, singer\/saxophonist (Neville Brothers)<\/p>\n

Lonnie Liston Smith, 85, jazz musician<\/p>\n

\"S.<\/a>
S. Epatha Merkerson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

S. Epatha Merkerson, 73, actress (Law and Order)<\/p>\n

Denzel Washington, 71, actor<\/p>\n

Gayle King, 71, talk show host<\/p>\n

Everson Walls, 66, football player<\/p>\n

Keith Lee, 63, basketball player<\/p>\n

John Legend, 47, singer\/musician<\/p>\n

James Blake, 46, tennis player<\/p>\n

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

Rocko, 46, rapper<\/p>\n

Cedric Benson, 42, football player<\/p>\n

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

Earl Hines, 122, musician (d. 1983)<\/p>\n

Roebuck “Pops” Staples, 110, singer (Staple Singers) (d. 2000)<\/p>\n

Johnny Otis, 104, R & B musician (d. 2012)<\/p>\n

Nichelle Nichols, 93, actress (d. 2022)<\/p>\n

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

\"Gayle<\/a>
Gayle King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1816<\/strong> – The American Colonization Society organized.<\/p>\n

1860 –<\/b>\u00a0Harriet Tubman\u00a0arrives in Auburn, NY, on her last mission to free<\/p>\n

slaves, evading capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad.<\/p>\n

1905 –<\/b>\u00a0Intercollegiate Athletic Association founded (becomes NCAA in 1910).<\/p>\n

1928 –<\/b>\u00a0Last recording of Ma Rainey, “Mother of the Blues,” made.<\/p>\n

1928 –<\/b>\u00a0Louis Armstrong\u00a0makes 78 recording of “West End blues”.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John Legend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1945 –<\/b>\u00a0Congress officially recognizes “Pledge of Allegiance”.<\/p>\n

1958 –<\/b>\u00a0“The Greatest Game Ever Played”, Baltimore Colts beat New York<\/p>\n

Giants 23-17 in the first ever sudden-death overtime game in NFL history.<\/p>\n

1975 –<\/b>\u00a0“The Hail Mary”, with 32 seconds left in the NFC Divisional Playoff<\/p>\n

Game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach throws a desperate 50-yard<\/p>\n

winning touchdown pass to Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings,<\/p>\n

and the “Hail Mary” play is born.<\/p>\n

\"Roebuck<\/a>
Roebuck “Pops” Staples<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1981 –<\/b>\u00a0The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in<\/p>\n

Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n

1984 –<\/b>\u00a0TV soap “Edge of Night” ends 28 year run.<\/p>\n

2000 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of<\/p>\n

business after 128 years.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Capricorn born on December 28th, your personality is defined by your hardworking and patient nature. You have a hard time relating to people with their heads in the clouds, as you define yourself by an active pursuit of goals. If you find a task or challenge worthwhile, you will work until the job is done. While your friends and family admire your determination, it is your patience that is perhaps most appealing. You are highly sought after friend and companion, because of your ability to keep composure in any situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, December 28th,\u00a0\u00a0the 362nd day of the year. There are 3 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES \u00a0Bingo Month, Write a Friend Month, Card Playing Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Charles Neville, 87, singer\/saxophonist (Neville Brothers) Lonnie Liston Smith, 85, jazz musician S. Epatha Merkerson, 73, actress (Law and Order) …<\/p>\n

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