Daily Almanac: Jan. 7, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 8:06 a.m.
SET: 5:34 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 40 °F
LOW: 27 °F

Today is…

• Distaff Day
• Harlem Globetrotter’s Day
• National Bobblehead Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1927 First transatlantic commercial telephone service is established from New York City to London
• 1959 The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro
• 1999 Senate trial in the impeachment of US President Bill Clinton begins

Births On This Day:

• 1964 Nicolas Cage
American actor, producer and director
• 1985 Lewis Hamilton
English race car driver

Deaths On This Day:

• 1943 Nikola Tesla
Serbian/American physicist and engineer
• 1989 Hirohito
Japanese Emperor