{"id":9354,"date":"2026-02-03T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9354"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:50:35","slug":"cmn-almanac-307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9354","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, February 3rd<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 34th day of the year. There are 331<\/p>\n

\"Dennis<\/a>
Dennis Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 <\/strong>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 Women Physicians Day, Feed The Birds Day, National<\/p>\n

Carrot Cake Day!<\/p>\n

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

\"Johnny<\/a>
Johnny “Guitar” Watson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robert Pack, 57, basketball player<\/p>\n

Sean Dawkins, 55, football player<\/p>\n

Tyrone Poole, 54, football player<\/p>\n

Julio Jones, 37, football player<\/p>\n

Andre Ellington, 37, football player<\/p>\n

Sean Kingston, 36, singer<\/p>\n

\"Jimi<\/a>
Jimi Hendrix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Johnny “Guitar” Watson, 91, rock guitarist (d. 1996)<\/p>\n

Dennis Edwards, 83, singer \u00a0(Temptations) (d. 2018)<\/p>\n

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

Gwen Guthrie, 1999, singer(“Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but the Rent”) (b. 1951)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1870 –<\/b>\u00a0Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution<\/p>\n

\"Rod<\/a>
Rod Carew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

allowing suffrage for all races & colors.<\/p>\n

1920<\/strong> – Negro Baseball league founded.<\/p>\n

1947 –<\/b>\u00a01st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis).<\/p>\n

1967 –<\/b>\u00a0“Purple Haze” recorded by Jimi Hendrix.<\/p>\n

1979 –<\/b>\u00a0Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players.<\/p>\n

1980 –<\/b>\u00a0Muhammad Ali tours Africa as Pres. Carter’s envoy.<\/p>\n

1989 –<\/b>\u00a0Baseball’s National League announces Yanks’ broadcaster Bill<\/p>\n

White will be its 1st African American President.<\/p>\n

\"Muhammad<\/a>
Muhammad Ali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a0Darryl Strawberry\u00a0voluntarily enters Smither Center for Alcohol<\/p>\n

rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

1993 –<\/b>\u00a0Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to<\/p>\n

racist comments.<\/p>\n

1993 –<\/b>\u00a0Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations<\/p>\n

in videotaped beating of Rodney King\u00a0begins in L.A., Calif.<\/p>\n

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

As an Aquarius born on February 3rd, your original personality is defined by your imagination and honesty. You have a very active, but focused mind. You use your mental agility to picture all the angles and find solutions with ease. In social situations, your imagination makes you an engaging and intriguing communicator. While your friends and family admire your mental abilities, they have the most appreciation for your honest nature. In all your dealings, personal and professional, you value openness and forthrightness above all else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, February 3rd,\u00a0\u00a0the 34th day of the year. There are 331 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 Women Physicians Day, Feed The Birds …<\/p>\n

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