Daily Almanac: Feb. 8, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:45 a.m.
SET: 6:11 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 50 °F
LOW: 32 °F

Today is…:

• Boy Scouts Day
• Opera Day
• Propose Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1887 The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments
• 1946 The People’s Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea
• 1974 After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth

Births On This Day:

• 1925 Jack Lemmon
American actor, singer and director
• 1932 John Williams
American pianist, composer and conductor

Deaths On This Day:

• 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots
• 2007 Anna Nicole Smith
American model and actress