{"id":8718,"date":"2026-01-16T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8718"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:47:33","slug":"cmn-almanac-289","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8718","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, January 16<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 16th day of the year. There are 349<\/p>\n

\"Debbie<\/a>
Debbie Allen<\/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, National Nothing Day!<\/p>\n

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

Barbara Lynn, 84, singer (You’ll Lose a Good Thing)<\/p>\n

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

Debbie Allen, 76, dancer\/actress<\/p>\n

Richard Thompson, 76, musician\/singer (B.T. Express)<\/p>\n

Juanita Bynum, 67, televangelist<\/p>\n

Sade, 67, singer<\/p>\n

Maxine Jones, 64, singer (En Vogue)<\/p>\n

Roy Jones, Jr., 57, boxer<\/p>\n

Richard T. Jones, 54, actor<\/p>\n

\"Roy<\/a>
Roy Jones Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Aaliyah, 47, singer (d. 2001)<\/p>\n

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

Hiram Revels, 1901, politician, 1st African American Senator (b. 1827)<\/p>\n

Ennis Cosby, 1997, son of Bill Cosby (b. 1968)<\/p>\n

Will “Dub” Jones, 2000, singer (The Coasters) (b. 1928)<\/p>\n

Jimmy Castor, 2012, singer\/musician (b. 1940)<\/p>\n

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

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1776 –<\/b>\u00a0Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks.<\/p>\n

1865 –<\/b>\u00a0Gen. Wm. Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks).<\/p>\n

1871 –<\/b>\u00a0Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman.<\/p>\n

1919 –<\/b>\u00a018th Amendment ratified in the US to bring in prohibition;<\/p>\n

repealed in 1933.<\/p>\n

\"Stevie<\/a>
Stevie Wonder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1920<\/strong> – Zeta Phi Beta Sorority founded at Howard University.<\/p>\n

1941 –<\/b>\u00a0War Dept. forms 1st Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets.<\/p>\n

1966 –<\/b>\u00a0Harold R. Perry becomes 2nd black Roman Catholic bishop<\/p>\n

in U.S.<\/p>\n

1967 –<\/b>\u00a0Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in<\/p>\n

20th century.<\/p>\n

1970 –<\/b>\u00a0Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball’s reserve<\/p>\n

\"Guion<\/a>
Guion Bluford, Ron McNair and Frederick Gregory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

clause.<\/p>\n

1978 –<\/b>\u00a05th American Music Award: \u00a0Stevie Wonder wins.<\/p>\n

1978<\/strong> – NASA named Black astronauts: Guion Bluford, Ron McNair and Frederick Gregory.<\/p>\n

1981 –<\/b>\u00a0Boxer Leon Spinks\u00a0is mugged, his assailants even took his<\/p>\n

gold teeth.<\/p>\n

1984 –<\/b>\u00a011th American Music Award: Michael Jackson\u00a0wins<\/p>\n

1988 –<\/b>\u00a0Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks.<\/p>\n

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

As a Capricorn born on January 16th, you are perhaps most well know for your discipline, loyalty and intelligence. You possess a notable attention to detail, which is complemented by an appreciation for order and structure. When paired with your strong mind, this ability allows you to overcome any problem that you may be confronted with. Your friends and family admire your discipline and problem solving abilities, but they may love you most for your loyalty. You dedicate yourself fully to those you care about and are always looking out for their best interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, January 16,\u00a0\u00a0the 16th day of the year. There are 349 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, National Nothing Day! CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Barbara Lynn, …<\/p>\n

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