{"id":9540,"date":"2026-02-09T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9540"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:58:14","slug":"cmn-almanac-313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9540","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, February 9th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 40th day of the year. There are 325<\/p>\n

\"Alice<\/a>
Alice Walker<\/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, National<\/p>\n

Pizza Day!<\/p>\n

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

Barbara Lewis, 83, singer (Hello Stranger)<\/p>\n

Alice Walker, 82, novelist (Color Purple)<\/p>\n

\"Bruce<\/a>
Bruce Bruce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, 75, saxophonist (Kool & Gang)<\/p>\n

Mookie Wilson, 74, baseball player<\/p>\n

Chris Gardner, 71, entrepreneur<\/p>\n

Phil Ford, 70, basketball player<\/p>\n

Bruce Bruce, 60, comedian<\/p>\n

Jimmy Smith, 57, football player<\/p>\n

Jameer Nelson, 43, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

Michael B. Jordan, 39, actor<\/p>\n

Camille Winbush, 36, actress<\/p>\n

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

Major Harris, 79, singer (Love won’t Let me wait) (d. 2012)<\/p>\n

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

Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1906, poet (b. 1873)<\/p>\n

James Cleveland, 1991, gospel singer (b. 1932)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Satchel<\/a>
Satchel Paige<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1940 –<\/b>\u00a0Joe Louis\u00a0beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

1959 –<\/b> Coasters’ “Charlie Brown” peaks at #2.<\/p>\n

1963<\/strong> – Martin Luther King Jr. meets with Pres. Johnson to discuss Black<\/p>\n

voting rights.<\/p>\n

1964<\/strong> – Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black on U.S. Davis Cup team.<\/p>\n

1971 –<\/b>\u00a0Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball<\/p>\n

Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a042nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando<\/p>\n

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

As an Aquarius born on February 9th, your personality is defined by your charming, romantic and impulsive nature. People seem to gravitate to your personality, as you are mysterious and warm. Your many admirers is perfect for your romantic nature, as you greatly enjoy being in love and receiving affection. Your relationships may be short-lived however, as you are quite impulsive. In all aspects of life, you can look to explore new and varying interests at a whims notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, February 9th,\u00a0\u00a0the 40th day of the year. There are 325 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 Pizza Day! CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Barbara Lewis, …<\/p>\n

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