Daily Almanac: March 25, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:37 a.m.
SET: 8:02 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 54 °F
LOW: 45 °F

Today is…

• Brothers’ and Sisters’ Day
• International Waffle Day
• National Medal of Honor Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1957 6 countries found the European Economic Community. The EEC’s establishment was an important step towards European integration and the creation of the European Union (EU).
• 1988 Thousands of people join the first peaceful demonstrations against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The Candle Demonstration was brutally dispersed by the Police but was the first step towards the Velvet Revolution that resulted in the establishment of democracy in the country.
• 1995 WikiWikiWeb, the world’s first wiki, is launched. Ward Cunningham introduced the wiki, or user-editable website. Today, Wikipedia is the world’s most well-known and widely used wiki.

Births On This Day

• 1942 Aretha Franklin
American singer-songwriter, pianist
• 1947 Elton John
English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, actor

Deaths On This Day

• 1918 Claude Debussy
French composer
• 1931 Ida B. Wells
American civil rights activist