Daily Almanac: Oct. 19, 2022

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