{"id":9201,"date":"2026-01-30T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9201"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:35:06","slug":"cmn-almanac-303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9201","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, January 30th<\/strong>, the 30th day of the year. There are 335<\/p>\n

\"Charles<\/a>
Charles S. Dutton<\/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 Inane Answering Message Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Jody<\/a>
Jody Watley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

William King, 77, trumpeteer (Commodores)<\/p>\n

Charles S. Dutton, 75, actor<\/p>\n

Jody Watley, 67, singer\/dancer (Shalamar)<\/p>\n

Dexter Scott King, 66, son of Martin Luther King<\/p>\n

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

Cameron Wake, 44, football player<\/p>\n

\"Jalen<\/a>
Jalen Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DeStorm Power, 44, web video star<\/p>\n

Kid Cudi, 42, rapper<\/p>\n

Kylie Bunbury, 37, actress<\/p>\n

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

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

Lightnin’ Hopkins, 1982, musician (b. 1912)<\/p>\n

Coretta Scott King, 2006, activist\/wife of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1927)<\/p>\n

\"Coretta<\/a>
Coretta Scott King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1797 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. Congress refuses to accept 1st petition from African Americans.<\/p>\n

1800 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. population: 5,308,483; African American population<\/p>\n

1,002,037 (18.9%)<\/p>\n

1844<\/strong> – Richard Theodore Greener becomes first Black to graduate from<\/p>\n

Harvard Univ.<\/p>\n

1858 –<\/b>\u00a0William Wells Brown published 1st Black drama, “Leap to Freedom”.<\/p>\n

\"Kevin<\/a>
Kevin Eubanks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1956 –<\/b>\u00a0Martin Luther King Jr.’s\u00a0home bombed.<\/p>\n

1965<\/strong> – Satchel Paige is named all-time outstanding player by National<\/p>\n

Baseball Congress.<\/p>\n

1977 –<\/b>\u00a08th (final) part of “Roots” is most-watched entertainment show ever.<\/p>\n

1995 –<\/b>\u00a0Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of “Tonight Show”.<\/p>\n

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

As an Aquarius born on January 30th, your personality is defined by openness, wit and imagination. While others may have a hidden agenda, you prefer the “what you see is what you get” approach. In all your dealings, you value honesty over all else. Your friends and family appreciate your open nature, but they admire your whit and imagination. Your quick mind allows you to see possibilities where others cannot. At times, your greatest challenge may be finding activities that actually challenge your intellect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, January 30th, the 30th day of the year. There are 335 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 Inane Answering Message Day CELEBRITY …<\/p>\n

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