{"id":9321,"date":"2026-02-02T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:47:33","slug":"cmn-almanac-306","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9321","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, February 2nd<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 33rd day of the year. There are 332<\/p>\n

\"Dexter<\/a>
Dexter Manley<\/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

Groundhog Day, Candlemas<\/p>\n

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

Alan McKay, 78, singer\/musician (Earth Wind & Fire)<\/p>\n

\"Gucci<\/a>
Gucci Mane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alphonso Johnson, 75, bassist<\/p>\n

Dexter Manley, 68, football player<\/p>\n

Lauren Lane, 65, actress<\/p>\n

Sean Elliott, 58, basketball player<\/p>\n

Donald Driver, 51, football player<\/p>\n

Gucci Mane, 46, rapper<\/p>\n

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

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

\"B.B.<\/a>
B.B. King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Willie Mae Ford Smith, 1994, gospel singer\/songwriter (b. 1905)<\/p>\n

Billy Henderson, 2007, singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)<\/p>\n

Joe Hunter, 2007, pianist\/bandleader (The Funk Brothers) (b. 1927)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1776<\/strong> – George Washington answered letter from Phyllis Wheatley.<\/p>\n

1807<\/strong> – Congress legally banned the foreign slave trade.<\/p>\n

1887 –<\/b>\u00a0In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.<\/p>\n

1945<\/strong> – Biologist Ernest E. Just receives Spingarn Medal for research in<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Coasters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

fertilization and cell division.<\/p>\n

1948 –<\/b>\u00a0President Harry Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights<\/p>\n

program.<\/p>\n

1952 –<\/b>\u00a0B.B. King’s \u201c3 O\u2019Clock Blues\u201d hits #1 on the US Billboard’s R&B hit<\/p>\n

parade to become his first national hit.<\/p>\n

1956 –<\/b>\u00a0Coasters sign with Atlantic Records.<\/p>\n

1967 –<\/b>\u00a0Formation of American Basketball Association is announced.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/a>
Jennifer Lopez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1980 –<\/b>\u00a0FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31<\/p>\n

elected & public officials for bribes for political favors<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a0South Africa’s Pres. F.W. de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n

& legalizes ANC & 60 other political organizations.<\/p>\n

2003 –<\/b>\u00a0Jennifer Lopez\u00a0starts a three week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles<\/p>\n

chart with ‘All I Have’.<\/p>\n

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

Being an Aquarius born on February 2nd, your personality is defined by your open and imaginative nature. In all your dealings, social and professional, you adopt an honest and straightforward attitude. As a result, you are a true example of the statement, “what you see is what you get.” Your family, friends and coworkers appreciate your avoidance of mind games and manipulation, almost as much as they admire your imagination. Your active mind allows you to see all the possibilities. In situations where no one can seem to come up with a solution, your imagination allows you to creatively solve problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, February 2nd,\u00a0\u00a0the 33rd day of the year. There are 332 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 Groundhog Day, Candlemas CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Alan McKay, …<\/p>\n

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