Daily Almanac: Aug. 31, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:10 a.m.

SET: 8:16 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 83 °F

Low: 60 °F

Today is…:

• Eat Outside Day

• National Matchmaker Day

• National Trail Mix Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1864 Union forces led by General Sherman launch assault on Atlanta

• 1962 Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent

• 1997 Princess of Wales, Diana, dies in a car crash

Births On This Day:

• 1945 Van Morrison

Irish singer-songwriter

• 1977 Jeff Hardy

American wrestler, singer, painter, writer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1973 John Ford

American director

• 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales