Daily Almanac: May 27, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 6:19 a.m.
SET: 9:03 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
High: 68 °F
Low: 58 °F
Today is…:
• National Road Trip Day
• Nothing to Fear Day
• Cellophane Tape Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1851 The world’s first chess tournament is held in London
• 1937 The Golden Gate Bridge is opened
• 2006 A massive earthquake devastates parts of Java, Indonesia
Births On This Day:
• 1907 Rachel Carson
American biologist, author
• 1923 Henry Kissinger
German/American politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
Deaths On This Day:
• 1564 John Calvin
French theologian, pastor
• 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian politician, 1st Prime Minister of India