{"id":8872,"date":"2026-01-20T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8872"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:07:47","slug":"cmn-almanac-293","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8872","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, January 20<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 20th day of the year. There are 345<\/p>\n

\"Stacey<\/a>
Stacey Dash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0National 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 Buttercrunch Day, National<\/p>\n

Cheese Lovers Day!<\/p>\n

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

\"Nick<\/a>
Nick Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ronald Townson, 79, singer (5th Dimension)<\/p>\n

Dave Fennoy, 73, voice actor<\/p>\n

Ron Harper, 63, basketball player<\/p>\n

Heather Small, 60, singer<\/p>\n

Chris Morris, 60, basketball player<\/p>\n

Stacey Dash, 59, actress<\/p>\n

Nick Anderson, 58, basketball player<\/p>\n

Reno Wilson, 55, actor<\/p>\n

Ahmir-Kalib Thompson, 54, drummer<\/p>\n

Jalen Rose, 53, basketball player<\/p>\n

Jason Richardson, 44, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Lead Belly, 138, blues guitarist (d. 1949)<\/p>\n

\"Etta<\/a>
Etta James<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Abram Hill, 115, director\/playwright\/founder Negro Theater (d. 1988)<\/p>\n

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

Josh Gibson, 1947, Negro League slugger (b. 1912)<\/p>\n

Curt Flood, 1997, baseball player (b. 1936)<\/p>\n

Bobo Brazil, 1998, wrestler (b. 1924)<\/p>\n

Etta James, 2012, singer (b. 1939)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Patricia<\/a>
Patricia Roberts-Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1788 –<\/b>\u00a0Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga.<\/p>\n

1788<\/strong> – Andrew Bryan, 1st Black pastor, ordained.<\/p>\n

1870 –<\/b>\u00a0Hiram R. Revels\u00a0elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis<\/p>\n

as U.S. Senator for Mississippi.<\/p>\n

1954 –<\/b>\u00a0The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter<\/p>\n

member radio stations.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John F. Kennedy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1961 –<\/b>\u00a0The Democrat John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as President of<\/p>\n

the United States, the youngest ever sworn in.<\/p>\n

1968 –<\/b>\u00a0Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win<\/p>\n

basketball’s Game of the Century and end UCLA’s 47 game winning<\/p>\n

streak.<\/p>\n

1977<\/strong> – Patricia Roberts Harris became 1st Black woman to hold a<\/p>\n

Cabinet position.<\/p>\n

\"Barack<\/a>
Barack Obama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1986 –<\/b>\u00a01st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a047th Golden Globes: \u00a0Driving Miss Daisy wins.<\/p>\n

2009 –<\/b>\u00a0Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United<\/p>\n

States of America, becomes the United States’ first African-American<\/p>\n

president.<\/p>\n

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

As an Aquarius born on January 20th, you are known for an original and adaptable personality. While others prefer to follow the status quo, you thrive in situations where you can be innovative and original. It seems that you take your originality into all aspects of your personality, as your interests are just as nontraditional as your point of view. You love social settings, as this creates the chance to display your unique personality. People are often attracted to your special brand of charm and subsequently, you have amassed a wide range of companions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, January 20,\u00a0\u00a0the 20th day of the year. There are 345 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0National Bath Safety Month, National Blood Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month, National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month, National Soup Month, National Buttercrunch Day, National Cheese Lovers Day! CELEBRITY …<\/p>\n

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