{"id":9868,"date":"2026-02-20T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:24:58","slug":"cmn-almanac-324","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=9868","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, February 20th<\/strong>, the 51st day of the year. There are 314<\/p>\n

\"Sidney<\/a>
Sidney Poitier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> American Heart Month,<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Flirting Week, Cherry Pie Day, Love Your Pet Day<\/p>\n

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

\"Charles<\/a>
Charles Barkley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charles Barkley, 63, Hall of Fame basketball player\/sports analyst<\/p>\n

Broderick Thomas, 59, football player<\/p>\n

Stephon Marbury, 49, basketball player<\/p>\n

Fred Jackson, 45, football player<\/p>\n

Rihanna, 38, singer<\/p>\n

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

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

Angelina Grimke, 221, reformer\/abolitionist\/politician\/lawyer (d. 1879)<\/p>\n

Sidney Poitier, 99, actor (d. 2022)<\/p>\n

Nancy Wilson, 89, jazz singer<\/p>\n

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

Frederick Douglass, 1895, anti-slavery leader (b. 1818)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1864 –<\/b>\u00a0The 54th Massachusetts fights in the \u00a0Civil War battle of Olustee, Florida.<\/p>\n

1900<\/strong> – J.F. Pickering patents his airship invention.<\/p>\n

\"Frederick<\/a>
Frederick Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1944 –<\/b>\u00a0Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers.<\/p>\n

1952 –<\/b>\u00a01st black umpire in organized baseball certified (Emmett Ashford)<\/p>\n

1960 –<\/b>\u00a0Jimi Hendrix, rock and roll guitarist, plays his first gig.<\/p>\n

1963 –\u00a0<\/b>Willie Mays\u00a0(SF Giants) signs a record $100,000 per year contract.<\/p>\n

1968 –<\/b>\u00a0State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstration at Alcorn A & M.<\/p>\n

1991 –<\/b>\u00a033rd Grammy Awards: Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey.<\/p>\n

1997 –<\/b>\u00a0SF Giants Barry Bonds\u00a0signs record $22.9M 2 year contract.<\/p>\n

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

Being a Pisces born on February 20th, your intuition and selflessness are amongst your most defining qualities. You are very aware of your emotions and those of others, which explains how you seem to notice when someone is upset before anyone else. Your friends and family would be the first to admit that you “just know” when they are feeling down, but they would also say that you are the first one to offer support. You are truly selfless in the fact that you will always put the needs of other before your own. In some cases, this translates into extreme circumstances, but you are just as likely to put things on hold to lend a supportive shoulder or ear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Friday, February 20th, the 51st day of the year. There are 314 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 American Heart Month, Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, International Flirting Week, Cherry Pie Day, …<\/p>\n

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