Daily Almanac: March 08, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:05 a.m.
SET: 6:44 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 46 °F
LOW: 28 °F

Today is…:

• International Women’s Day
• Girl’s Write Now Day
• National Proofreading Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1971 In the Fight of the Century, Joe Frazier triumphs over Muhammad Ali. Ali had been stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion title in 1967 for refusing to serve in the armed forces. As he was still undefeated, Frazier had to beat him to be recognized as the world champion.
• 1978 The first episode of the radio comedy The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is broadcast. Douglas Adams’ radio play was a major success with BBC Radio 4 listeners. The book version consisting of five novels – A Trilogy in Five Parts – became a worldwide success.
• 1979 The compact disc is presented to the public. The CD was developed by Philips and Sony. The companies later collaborated to produce a standard format and CD players.

Births On This Day:

• 1879 Otto Hahn                                                                                                                                                    German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1952 George Allen                                                                                                           American politician, 67th Governor of Virginia

Deaths On This Day:

• 1999 Joe DiMaggio                                                                                                        American baseball player
• 1930 William Howard Taft                                                                                          American politician, 27th President of the United States