Daily Almanac: September 20, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:32 a.m.
SET: 7:50 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 83 °F
LOW: 56 °F

Today is…:

• National LGBTQ Veteran’s Day
• National Care for Kids Day
• National Pepperoni Pizza Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 2011 The official US military policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” ends. The policy was instituted by the administration of Bill Clinton in 1994. Under the policy, openly gay personnel were not allowed to serve in the United States military, but they could serve as long as they did not reveal their LGBT status.
• 2001 American President, George W. Bush Declares War on Terror. The global military campaign against terrorism was first declared in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the United States. The phrase was used by President Bush in a speech given to the United States Congress.
• 1904 Wilbur Wright Makes the First Circular Flight. Wright, who with his brother Orville, is credited for inventing the first airplane, made a complete circle in 1 minute and 16 seconds on the Wright Flyer II.

Births On This Day:

• 1948 George R. R. Martin

American screenwriter, author
• 1899 Leo Strauss

German/American philosopher

Deaths On This Day:

• 2005 Simon Wiesenthal

Austrian Holocaust survivor

• 1933 Annie Besant

English activist, author