{"id":9754,"date":"2026-02-16T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9754"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:56:26","slug":"cmn-almanac-320","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9754","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, February 16th<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0is the 47th day of the year. There are 318<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Great American Pie Month, National Cherry Month, National<\/p>\n

Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, International<\/p>\n

Flirting Week<\/p>\n

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

\"LeVar<\/a>
LeVar Burton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Austin “Ted” Taylor, 92, singer (Be Ever Wonderful)<\/p>\n

LeVar Burton, 69, actor (Roots, Star Trek Next Generation)<\/p>\n

Herb Williams, 68, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Ice-T, 68, rapper\/actor<\/p>\n

Jerome Bettis, 54, football player<\/p>\n

Ahman Green, 49, football player<\/p>\n

\"Ice-T\"<\/a>
Ice-T<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe Fiasco, 43, singer<\/p>\n

Hasheem Thabeet, 38, basketball player<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hardwick, 35, reality star<\/p>\n

Micah Williams, 33, actor<\/p>\n

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

James Ingram, 74, singer (Just Once) d. 2019<\/p>\n

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

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1874<\/strong> – Frederick Douglass elected president of Freedom’s Bank<\/p>\n

\"Bessie<\/a>
Bessie Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

& Trust Company.<\/p>\n

1923 <\/strong>– Bessie Smith makes her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues” which<\/p>\n

sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records.<\/p>\n

1951 –<\/b>\u00a0NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing.<\/p>\n

1970 –<\/b>\u00a0Joe Frazier\u00a0TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n

1972 –<\/b>\u00a0Wilt Chamberlain\u00a0hit 30,000 point mark during a game with<\/p>\n

Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n

1985 –<\/b>\u00a0Livingston Bramble defeats Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini to win WBA<\/p>\n

\"Chiwetel<\/a>
Chiwetel Ejiofor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

champ.<\/p>\n

1992 –<\/b>\u00a0LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson’s #32 uniform.<\/p>\n

1999 –<\/b>\u00a0O.J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman Trophy is sold for $230,000 to help<\/p>\n

settle a $33.5 million civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of<\/p>\n

his ex-wife and her friend.<\/p>\n

2014 –<\/b>\u00a067th British Academy Film Awards: 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel<\/p>\n

Ejiofor, & Cate Blanchett\u00a0win.<\/p>\n

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

Being an Aquarius born on February 16th, your personality is characterized by innate charm and impulsiveness. Throughout your life, you have noticed people seem to gravitate to your personality. While your warmth and friendliness does play a role, you may be surprised to realize that many people are drawn to your mystery. Your impulsive nature may play a role in your enigma persona, as you are always exploring new interests and situations. At times, you are even blown away by your spontaneous, fast-paced way of living!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Monday, February 16th,\u00a0\u00a0is the 47th day of the year. There are 318 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES \u00a0American Heart Month, Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, Great American Pie Month, National Cherry Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, International Flirting Week CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Austin …<\/p>\n

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