{"id":9269,"date":"2026-02-01T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9269"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:44:20","slug":"cmn-almanac-305","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9269","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, February 1st<\/strong>, the 32nd day of the year. There are 333<\/p>\n

\"Big<\/a>
Big Boi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 American Heart Month,<\/p>\n

Black History Month, Great American Pie Month, National<\/p>\n

Cherry Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month,<\/p>\n

National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month,<\/p>\n

National Freedom Month<\/p>\n

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

\"Langston<\/a>
Langston Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Garrett Morris, 89, comedian<\/p>\n

Walter McCarty, 52, basketball player<\/p>\n

Big Boi, 51, musician (Outkast)<\/p>\n

Knaan, 48, rapper<\/p>\n

Rutina Wesley, 47, actress<\/p>\n

Kevin Martin, 43, basketball player<\/p>\n

Austin Jackson, 39, baseball player<\/p>\n

\"Sherman<\/a>
Sherman Hemsley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Charles Lenox Remond, 216, orator\/abolitionist (d.1873)<\/p>\n

Henry McNeal Turner, 195, politician\/1st Black Methodist<\/p>\n

Bishop (d.1915)<\/p>\n

Langston Hughes, 124, poet\/playwright (d. 1967)<\/p>\n

Sherman Hemsley, 87, actor (Jeffersons) (d. 2012)<\/p>\n

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

Rick James, 78, singer\/funk musician (d. 2004)<\/p>\n

Malik Sealy, 56, basketball player (d. 2000)<\/p>\n

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

Dick Bass, 2006, football player (b. 1937)<\/p>\n

Don Cornelius, 2012, TV show host (b. 1936)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1810 –<\/b>\u00a01st insurance company managed by blacks (American Insurance<\/p>\n

\"Don<\/a>
Don Cornelius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Co. of Philadelphia)<\/p>\n

1810 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. Population: 7,239,881, Black population: 1,377,808 (19%).<\/p>\n

1865 –<\/b>\u00a0J.S. Rock, 1st black lawyer to practice in Supreme Ct., admitted<\/p>\n

to bar.<\/p>\n

1871 –<\/b>\u00a0Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in<\/p>\n

House of Reps (opposing leniency to former Confederates).<\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/a>
Martin Luther King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1957 –<\/b>\u00a01st black pilot (P.H. Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline.<\/p>\n

1958 –<\/b>\u00a0WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting.<\/p>\n

1960 –<\/b>\u00a04 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n

Woolworth.<\/p>\n

1965 –<\/b>\u00a0Martin Luther King\u00a0Jr. & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Ala.<\/p>\n

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

1978 –<\/b>\u00a0Harriet Tubman\u00a0is 1st black woman honored on a U.S. postage<\/p>\n

stamp.<\/p>\n

1979 –<\/b>\u00a0Patricia Hearst is released from a San Francisco prison for bank<\/p>\n

robbery.<\/p>\n

1981 –<\/b>\u00a0Duke Ellington’s musical “Sophisticated Ladies,” premieres in NYC.<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a0Barry Bonds\u00a0signs baseball’s highest single year contract ($4.7 mil).<\/p>\n

2003 –<\/b>\u00a0Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth’s<\/p>\n

\"Janet<\/a>
Janet Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.<\/p>\n

2004 –<\/b>\u00a0Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the half-time show of<\/p>\n

Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in U.S. broadcasters adopting a stronger<\/p>\n

adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.<\/p>\n

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

As an Aquarius born on February 1st, your personality is characterized by honesty and creativity. While there are plenty of people who enjoy mind games and stretching the truth, you believe that honesty really is the best policy. In all your dealings, professional and personal, you take a straightforward and open approach. Your friends and family appreciate your honesty, which is complimented with a genuine admiration of your imagination and creativity. While you may not realize it, those closest to you can recall many situations where your quick mind created ingenious solutions to problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Sunday, February 1st, the 32nd day of the year. There are 333 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 American Heart Month, Black History Month, Great American Pie Month, National Cherry Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, National Freedom Month CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Garrett …<\/p>\n

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