{"id":9607,"date":"2026-02-11T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9607"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:12:46","slug":"cmn-almanac-315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9607","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, February 11th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 42nd day of the year. There are 323<\/p>\n

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

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong> \u00a0American 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

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day, Make A Friend Day, White<\/p>\n

T-Shirt Day<\/p>\n

\"Kelly<\/a>
Kelly Rowland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Otis Clay, 84, singer<\/p>\n

D’Angelo, 52, singer<\/p>\n

Jacque Vaughn, 51, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Isaiah Mustafa, 52, actor<\/p>\n

Tony Battie, 50, basketball player<\/p>\n

\"Whitney<\/a>
Whitney Houston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brandy, 50, singer<\/p>\n

Kelly Rowland, 45, singer<\/p>\n

Jazz Raycole, 38, singer<\/p>\n

Ben McLemore, 33, basketball player<\/p>\n

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

John Mills, 137, singer (Mills Brothers)<\/p>\n

Leon Haywood, 84, singer<\/p>\n

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

Whitney Young Jr., 1971, National Urban League director (b. 1921)<\/p>\n

\"James<\/a>
James “Buster” Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whitney Houston, 2012, singer\/actress (b. 1963)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1644<\/strong> – 1st Black legal protest in America by 11 Blacks who petitioned for<\/p>\n

freedom in New York.<\/p>\n

1790 –<\/b>\u00a0Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery.<\/p>\n

1861 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference<\/p>\n

with slavery in any state.<\/p>\n

1958 –<\/b>\u00a0Ruth Carol Taylor is 1st African-American woman hired as flight<\/p>\n

\"Nelson<\/a>
Nelson Mandela<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

attendant, Ithaca NY.<\/p>\n

1966 –<\/b>\u00a0San Francisco Giant Willie Mays\u00a0signs highest contract, $130,000<\/p>\n

per year.<\/p>\n

1976 –<\/b>\u00a0Clifford Alexander Jr confirmed as 1st black U.S. Secretary of Army.<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a0James “Buster” Douglas KOs Mike Tyson\u00a0in 10 to win heavyweight<\/p>\n

boxing crown.<\/p>\n

1990 –<\/b>\u00a0Nelson Mandela\u00a0released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a0Michael Johnson runs indoor world record 400m (44.97 sec).<\/p>\n

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

As an Aquarius born on February 11th, your impulsiveness and charm defines your personality. You have a wide variety of interests and hobbies and that is a result of many spontaneous passions. As a result of your innate charm, your impulsiveness has most likely led you to have a variety of passionate relationships. Throughout your life, you have noticed that people seem to gravitate towards your warmth and mystery. It may be surprising to find, that you have many friends that still struggle to understand your true self.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, February 11th,\u00a0\u00a0the 42nd day of the year. There are 323 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES \u00a0American Heart Month, Black History Month, Great American Pie Month, National Cherry Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day, Make …<\/p>\n

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