Daily Almanac: Dec. 7, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:52 a.m.
SET: 5:18 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 52 °F
LOW: 44 °F

Today is…:

• International Civil Aviation Day
• Letter Writing Day
• National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1922 The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland
• 1941 The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor
• 1972 Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched; the crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth

Births On This Day:

• 1956 Larry Bird
American basketball player, coach and executive
• 1980 John Terry
English footballer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1817 William Bligh
English Admiral, statesmen and 4th Governor of New South Wales
• 1985 Robert Graves
English author