Daily Almanac: Nov. 29, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:44 a.m.
SET: 5:19 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 60 °F
LOW: 39 °F

Today is…:

• GivingTuesday
• National Chocolates Day
• Throw Out Your Leftovers Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time
• 1947 The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine
• 1963 President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Births On This Day:

• 1898 C. S. Lewis
Irish author and poet
• 1969 Mariano Rivera
Panamanian baseball player

Deaths On This Day:

• 1780 Maria Theresa
Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
• 2001 George Harrison
English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer