{"id":8979,"date":"2026-01-23T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8979"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:26:51","slug":"cmn-almanac-296","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=8979","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, January 23rd<\/strong>, \u00a0<\/strong>the 23rd day of the year. There are 342<\/p>\n

\"Anita<\/a>
Anita Pointer<\/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 Soup Month,<\/p>\n

National Oatmeal Month, National Pie Day, National Handwriting<\/p>\n

Day<\/p>\n

\"Nell<\/a>
Nell Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Jerry Lawson, 92, singer (Persuasions)<\/p>\n

Reginald Calloway, 71, trumpet player (Midnight Star)<\/p>\n

Haywood Workman, 59, basketball player\/NBA referee<\/p>\n

Eric Metcalf, 58, football player<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>
Bill Russell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kez McCorvey, 54, football player<\/p>\n

Larry Hughes, 46, basketball player<\/p>\n

Julz West, 31, singer<\/p>\n

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

Amanda Berry Smith, 189, former slave\/singer\/evangelist (d. 1915)<\/p>\n

Anita Pointer, 78, singer (Pointer Sisters) (d. 2022)<\/p>\n

\"Duke<\/a>
Duke Ellington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Willie Edwards, 1957, murdered by KKK \u00a0(b. 1932)<\/p>\n

Paul Robeson, 1976, athlete\/actor\/singer\/activist (b. 1899)<\/p>\n

Thomas A. Dorsey, 1993, pianist\/songwriter (b. 1899)<\/p>\n

Nell Carter, 2003, singer\/actress (b. 1948)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1891<\/strong> – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founds Providence Hospital in Chicago, the<\/p>\n

\""Roots"\"<\/a>
“Roots”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

first training hospital for Black doctors and nurses in the U.S.<\/p>\n

1943 –<\/b>\u00a0Duke Ellington\u00a0plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the<\/p>\n

first time.<\/p>\n

1962 –<\/b>\u00a0Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson\u00a0elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

1964<\/strong> – The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishing the poll tax, which had<\/p>\n

been used as a means of preventing African Americans from voting.<\/p>\n

1965 –<\/b>\u00a0Boston Celtic center Bill Russell\u00a0misses all 14 shots in loss to<\/p>\n

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

Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain.<\/p>\n

1977<\/strong> – 1st ABC showing of “Roots”.<\/p>\n

1979 –<\/b>\u00a0Willie Mays\u00a0elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

1986 –<\/b>\u00a01st induction of Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James<\/p>\n

Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis & Elvis<\/p>\n

Presley).<\/p>\n

HOROSCOPE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being an Aquarius born on January 23rd, your personality is characterized by adaptability and originality. You can easily adapt to just about any situation. At times, you actively seek out new experiences and environments, where you can thrive. Socially, you love to meet new people and thrive in situations where you can display your unique point of view and way of thinking. Your friends and family would be the first to describe you as original. In all aspects of your life, you reject the status quo, instead choosing to embrace your individuality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, January 23rd, \u00a0the 23rd day of the year. There are 342 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 Soup Month, National Oatmeal Month, National Pie Day, National Handwriting Day …<\/p>\n

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