Daily Almanac: Oct. 19, 2022
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Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:58 a.m.
SET: 6:58 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 49 °F
LOW: 30 °F
Today is…:
• Rainforest Day
• Dress Like a Dork Day
• Love Your Body Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1789 John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States
• 1973 President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes
• 1987 Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, a total of 508 points
Births On This Day:
• 1956 Steve Doocy
American journalist and author
• 1980 José Bautista
Dominican baseball player
Deaths On This Day:
• 1745 Jonathan Swift
Irish author
• 1893 Lucy Stone
American activist