Daily Almanac: Dec. 17, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 8:00 a.m.
SET: 5:20 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 31 °F
LOW: 25 °F

Today is…

• National Maple Syrup Day
• Wright Brothers Day
• National Wreaths Across America Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1903 The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
• 1933 The first NFL Championship Game is played at Wrigley Field in Chicago between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears; the Bears won 23–21
• 1989 The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”

Births On This Day

• 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven
German pianist and composer
• 1936 Pope Francis
Current Pope of the Catholic Church

Deaths On This Day

• 1830 Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan commander
• 2011 Kim Jong-il
North Korean politician and 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea