Daily Almanac: Dec. 21, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 8:02 a.m.
SET: 5:21 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 40 °F
LOW: 23 °F

Today is…:

• The Winter Solstice
• National Short Story Day
• National Hamburger Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1620 William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts
• 1913 Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World
• 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world’s first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre

Births On This Day:

• 1966 Kiefer Sutherland
English/Canadian actor, director and producer
• 1982 Philip Humber
American baseball player

Deaths On This Day:

• 1940 F. Scott Fitzgerald
American author
• 1945 George S. Patton
American general