Daily Almanac: March 23, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:41 a.m.
SET: 8:00 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 67 °F
LOW: 55 °F

Today is…:

• National Chia Day
• National Puppy Day
• Near Miss Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1888 The Football League meets for the first time. The league featuring teams from England and Wales was the world’s oldest Association Football league. In 1992, its top 22 teams formed the Premier League.
• 1933 The Enabling Act of 1933 grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers in Germany. With the Ermächtigungsgesetz, Hitler was awarded the legal right to issue laws even if in breach of the German constitution.
1956 Pakistan becomes the world’s first Islamic republic. The Dominion of Pakistan also included the area of modern-day Bangladesh or East Pakistan, which seceded in 1971.

Births On This Day:

• 1912 Wernher von Braun
German physicist, engineer
• 1910 Akira Kurosawa
Japanese director, screenwriter, producer

Deaths On This Day:

• 2011 Elizabeth Taylor
English/American actress
• 1801 Paul I of Russia