{"id":9641,"date":"2026-02-12T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9641"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:38:07","slug":"cmn-almanac-316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9641","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, February 12th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0the 43rd day of the year. There are 322<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael McDonald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVATIONS<\/strong> \u00a0American Heart Month,<\/p>\n

Black History Month, National Cherry Month, National Children’s<\/p>\n

Dental Health Month, National Grapefruit Month, National<\/p>\n

Weddings Month, Plum Pudding Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Arsenio<\/a>
Arsenio Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michael McDonald, 74, singer\/keyboardist<\/p>\n

Arsenio Hall, 71, TV show host\/comedian<\/p>\n

Chet Lemon, 71, baseball player<\/p>\n

Ed Lover, 63, radio personality<\/p>\n

Lamar Thomas, 56, football player<\/p>\n

Lincoln Kennedy, 55, football player<\/p>\n

Gary Leroi Gray, 39, actor<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>
Robert Griffin III<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Demarco Murray, 38, football player<\/p>\n

Robert Griffin, III, 36, football player<\/p>\n

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

Abraham Lincoln, 217, 16th U.S. President (d. 1865)<\/p>\n

Bill Russell, 92, Hall of Fame basketball legend<\/p>\n

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

Isaac Burns Murphy, 1896, jockey (b. 1861)<\/p>\n

Eubie Blake, 1983, ragtime-composer\/pianist (b. 1887)<\/p>\n

\"Abraham<\/a>
Abraham Lincoln<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, 2000, singer\/musician (b. 1929)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1793 –<\/b>\u00a01st U.S. fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves.<\/p>\n

1865 –<\/b>\u00a0Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of<\/p>\n

Representatives.<\/p>\n

1909 –<\/b>\u00a0National Association for the Advancement of Colored People<\/p>\n

(NAACP) forms.<\/p>\n

1927<\/strong> – Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy founded.<\/p>\n

\"Marion<\/a>
Marion Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1948 –<\/b>\u00a01st Lt Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps.<\/p>\n

1962 –<\/b>\u00a0Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia.<\/p>\n

1987 –<\/b>\u00a0Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded<\/p>\n

$7 M damages.<\/p>\n

1999 –<\/b>\u00a0U.S. President Bill Clinton\u00a0acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment<\/p>\n

trial.<\/p>\n

2001 –<\/b>\u00a09th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Marion Jones win.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/strong>Being an Aquarius born on February 12th, your charm, impulsiveness and romantic nature define your personality. You have always noticed that people seem to gravitate to your unique charm and warmth, which explains for your wide range of friends and admirers. In all aspects of your life, you display passion, albeit of the impulsive variety. As a result, you have a long list of interests and hobbies. You take the same spontaneous nature to your romantic relationships, as you can quickly fall in and out of love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, February 12th,\u00a0\u00a0the 43rd day of the year. There are 322 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVATIONS \u00a0American Heart Month, Black History Month, National Cherry Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, Plum Pudding Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Michael McDonald, 74, singer\/keyboardist Arsenio Hall, …<\/p>\n

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