Daily Almanac: Jan. 5, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 8:06 a.m.
SET: 5:32 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 39 °F
LOW: 32 °F

Today is…:

• George Washington Carver Day
• National Bird Day
• National Screenwriters Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1895 Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island
• 1914 The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses
• 1957 In a speech to Congress, President Eisenhower announces the establishment of what later comes to known as the Eisenhower Doctrine

Births On This Day:

• 1876 Konrad Adenauer
German politician and Chancellor of West Germany
• 1969 Marilyn Manson
American singer-songwriter, actor and director

Deaths On This Day:

• 1933 Calvin Coolidge
American politician and 30th President of the US
• 2016 Pierre Boulez
French pianist, composer and conductor