{"id":8598,"date":"2026-01-13T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8598"},"modified":"2026-01-08T00:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:13:28","slug":"cmn-almanac-286","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8598","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, January 13<\/strong>, the 13th day of the year. There are 352<\/p>\n

\"Shonda<\/a>
Shonda Rhimes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 National Bath Safety Month,<\/p>\n

National Blood Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month,<\/p>\n

National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month<\/p>\n

National Soup Month, International Skeptics Day, Make Your<\/p>\n

Dream Come True Day<\/p>\n

\"Donny<\/a>
Donny Hathaway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Fred White, 71, musician (Earth Wind & Fire)<\/p>\n

Christopher Boykin, 64, reality star<\/p>\n

Traci Bingham, 58, actress<\/p>\n

Shonda Rhimes, 56, screenwriter<\/p>\n

James Posey, 49, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Teddy<\/a>
Teddy Pendergrass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ronny Turiaf, 43, basketball player<\/p>\n

Josh Freeman, 38, football player<\/p>\n

Doug Martin, 37, football player<\/p>\n

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

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

Donny Hathaway, 1979, singer (b. 1946)<\/p>\n

\"Delta<\/a>
Delta Sigma Theta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Teddy Pendergrass, 2010, singer (b. 1950)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1830 –<\/b>\u00a0Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves.<\/p>\n

1869 –<\/b>\u00a0Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention<\/p>\n

meets in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

1873 –<\/b>\u00a0P.B.S. Pinchback relinquishes office of Louisiana governor.<\/p>\n

1913 –<\/b>\u00a0Delta Sigma Theta, the world’s largest Black Sorority is<\/p>\n

\"Wilt<\/a>
Wilt Chamberlain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

founded at Howard University, Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

1930 –<\/b>\u00a0“Mickey Mouse” comic strip 1st appears.<\/p>\n

1957 –<\/b>\u00a0Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee.<\/p>\n

1962 –<\/b>\u00a0Wilt Chamberlain\u00a0of the Warriors scores a then NBA-record<\/p>\n

73 pts vs Chicago.<\/p>\n

1966 –<\/b>\u00a01st black selected for president’s cabinet (LBJ\u00a0selects Robert C.<\/p>\n

Weaver-HUD).<\/p>\n

\"Patti<\/a>
Patti LaBelle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1982 –<\/b>\u00a0Hank Aaron\u00a0& Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a01st elected African American Governor inaugurated (Douglas<\/p>\n

Wilder-Virginia).<\/p>\n

1998 –<\/b>\u00a0“Patti LaBelle On Broadway,” opens at St. James Theater NYC.<\/p>\n

1999 –<\/b>\u00a0Basketball player Michael Jordan\u00a0announces his retirement<\/p>\n

only to return in 2001.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Capricorn born on January 13th, your loyalty, discipline and intelligence define your personality. Although you may be shy when meeting new people, you are extremely open and loyal in your close relationships. Your friends appreciate your loyalty, but they are inspired by your determination and quick mind. Whenever you are met with a worthwhile challenge, you have the fortitude overcome it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, January 13, the 13th day of the year. There are 352 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 National Bath Safety Month, National Blood Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month, National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month National Soup Month, International Skeptics Day, Make Your Dream …<\/p>\n

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