Daily Almanac: March 17, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:52 a.m.
SET: 7:53 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
High: 75 °F
Low: 46 °F
Wacky Holiday Today:
• St. Patrick’s Day
• Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
• Oranges and Lemons Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1941 The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington. D.C.
• 1969 Golda Meir becomes Israel’s first female Prime Minister
• 1992 Apartheid in South Africa comes to an end
Births On This Day:
• 1919 Nat King Cole
American singer, pianist, television host
• 1948 William Gibson
American/Canadian author
Deaths On This Day:
• 460 Saint Patrick
Irish missionary, bishop
• 2006 Oleg Cassini
French/American fashion designer