Daily Almanac: Oct. 6, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:45 a.m.
SET: 7:18 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 76 °F
LOW: 53 °F

Today is…:

• Garlic Lovers Day

• National Coaches Day

• National Physician’s Assistant Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House

• 1995 The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered

• 2010 Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded

Births On This Day:

• 1846 George Westinghouse
American engineer and inventor

• 1955 Tony Dungy
American football player and coach

Deaths On This Day:

• 1892 Alfred, Lord Tennyson
English poet

• 1989 Bette Davis
American actress