Daily Almanac: Oct. 12, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:51 a.m.
SET: 7:08 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 71 °F
LOW: 58 °F

Today is…:

• Cookbook Launch Day
• National Farmer’s Day
• Pulled Pork Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1492 Christopher Columbus steps foot on the New World
• 1892 The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in public schools
• 1945 Desmond Doss becomes first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor

Births On This Day:

• 1866 Ramsay MacDonald
Scottish politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

• 1968 Hugh Jackman
Australian actor and producer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1997 John Denver
American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor

• 1999 Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player