Daily Almanac: Dec. 14, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:58 a.m.
SET: 5:19 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 52 °F
LOW: 40 °F

Today is…:

• Monkey Day
• National Bouillabaisse Day
• Roast Chestnuts Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1836 The Toledo War unofficially ends as the “Frostbitten Convention” accepts Congress’ terms for admitting Michigan as a state
• 1903 The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
• 1972 Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon after completing the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission

Births On This Day:

• 1503 Nostradamus
French astrologer
• 1988 Vanessa Hudgens
American actress and singer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1799 George Washington
American general, politician and 1st President of the U.S.
• 1943 John Harvey Kellogg
American surgeon and co-creator of Corn flakes