Daily Almanac: Dec. 6 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:51 a.m.
SET: 5:18 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 48 °F
LOW: 40 °F

Today is…:

• Miners’ Day
• St. Nicholas Day
• National Gazpacho Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1884 The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed
• 1897 London becomes the first city in the world to host licensed taxicabs
• 2006 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars

Births On This Day:

• 1920 Dave Brubeck
American pianist and composer
• 1967 Judd Apatow
American director, producer and screenwriter

Deaths On This Day:

• 1882 Alfred Escher
Swiss businessman and politician
• 1988 Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter