Daily Almanac: Dec. 24, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 8:03 a.m.
SET: 5:23 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 11 °F
LOW: –2 °F

Today is…

• Christmas Eve
• Last-Minute Shopper’s Day
• Super Saturday

What Happened On This Day:

• 1814 Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812
• 1968 The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so
• 1973 District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government

Births On This Day

• 1971 Ricky Martin
Puerto Rican/American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1973 Stephenie Meyer
American author and film producer

Deaths On This Day

• 1914 John Muir
Scottish/American environmentalist and author
• 2008 Harold Pinter
English playwright, screenwriter, director, actor and Nobel Prize laureate