Daily Almanac: Sept. 16, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:25 a.m.

SET: 7:50 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 86 °F

Low: 61 °F

Today is…:

• Mayflower Day

• Mexican Independence Day

• National POW/MIA Recognition Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1620 35 Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from England on the Mayflower

• 1908 General Motors Corporation is founded

• 1959 First successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television

Births On This Day:

• 1925 B.B. King
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer

• 1952 Mickey Rourke
American boxer, actor, screenwriter

Deaths On This Day:

• 1933 George Gore
American baseball player, manager

• 1965 Fred Quimby
American animator, producer