Daily Almanac: March 22, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:44 a.m.

SET: 7:58 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 55 °F

Low: 50 °F

Wacky Holiday Today:

• National Goof-off Day

• National Agriculture Day

• As Young As You Feel Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1963 The Beatles release their first album

• 1960 The laser is patented

• 1997 Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest female figure skating world champion

Births On This Day:

• 1976 Reese Witherspoon

American actress, producer

• 1936 Ron Carey

American union leader

Deaths On This Day:

• 1820 Stephen Decatur

American navy officer

• 2009 Jade Goody English nurse, author