{"id":8913,"date":"2026-01-21T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8913"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:11:20","slug":"cmn-almanac-294","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8913","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, January 21<\/strong>, the 21st day of the year. There are 344<\/p>\n

\"Billy<\/a>
Billy Ocean<\/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, Squirrel Appreciation Day, National<\/p>\n

Hugging Day!<\/p>\n

\"Hakeem<\/a>
Hakeem Olajuwon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Billy Ocean, 76, singer<\/p>\n

Eric Holder, 75, 82nd Attorney General of the United States<\/p>\n

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, 63, Hall of Fame basketball player<\/p>\n

Jessie Hester, 63, football player<\/p>\n

Doug Edwards, 55, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Rick<\/a>
Rick Ross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Orpheus Roye, 52, football player<\/p>\n

Rick Ross, 49, rapper<\/p>\n

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

Jam Master Jay, 61, DJ\/music producer (d. 2002)<\/p>\n

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

\"Jam<\/a>
Jam Master Jay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jackie Wilson, 1984, singer (b. 1933)<\/p>\n

Charles Brown, 1999, blues singer\/pianist (b. 1920)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1773<\/strong> – Phyllis Wheatley freed.<\/p>\n

1827 –<\/b>\u00a0Freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing.<\/p>\n

1830 –<\/b>\u00a0Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported.<\/p>\n

1887 –<\/b>\u00a0Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms.<\/p>\n

1942 –<\/b>\u00a0Count Basie records “One O’ Clock Jump”.<\/p>\n

1964 –<\/b>\u00a0Carl T. Rowan named director of U.S. Information Agency.<\/p>\n

\"Jackie<\/a>
Jackie Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1977 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. President Jimmy Carter\u00a0pardons almost all Vietnam War draft<\/p>\n

evaders.<\/p>\n

1987 –<\/b>\u00a0B.B. King\u00a0donates his 7,000 record collection to the University of<\/p>\n

Mississippi. \u00a0On the same day, he and Muddy Waters are inducted into<\/p>\n

the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.<\/p>\n

1993<\/strong> – Congressman Mike Espy of Mississippi is confirmed as Secretary of<\/p>\n

the Dept. of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

\"Count<\/a>
Count Basie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1994 –<\/b>\u00a0Lorena Bobbitt found temporarily insane when she cut off her<\/p>\n

husband’s penis.<\/p>\n

2008 –<\/b>\u00a0Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its<\/p>\n

biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst<\/p>\n

result since 9\/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.<\/p>\n

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

Being an Aquarius born on January 21st, you are known for your originality and versatile personality. While others look to society to find definition, you take completely to your own mind to define your interests and point of view. Your original nature has led you to develop a wide range of interests, hobbies and talents. Some may find you so original that it crosses the line into unusual, but nevertheless, others are enthralled with your one of a kind personality in social settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, January 21, the 21st day of the year. There are 344 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, Squirrel Appreciation Day, National Hugging Day! …<\/p>\n

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