Daily Almanac: March 11, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:00 a.m.
SET: 6:47 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 44 °F
LOW: 30 °F

Today is…

• Debunking Day
• Dream Day
• Genealogy Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1990 Lithuania becomes the first Soviet republic to declare its independence. The Baltic country’s secession marked an important step in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• 2004 191 people die as several bombs explode on Madrid commuter trains. The bombings were conducted by an Islamist terrorist cell and came 3 days before Spain’s general elections.
• 2011 The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster strikes Japan. The nuclear meltdowns occurred after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. It was the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Births On This Day

• 1916 Harold Wilson
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1931 Rupert Murdoch
Australian/American businessman, founded News Corporation

Deaths On This Day

• 1874 Charles Sumner
American politician
• 1955 Alexander Fleming
Scottish scientist, Nobel Prize laureate