Daily Almanac: Oct. 1, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:40 a.m.

SET: 7:26 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 72 °F

Low: 47 °F

Today is…

• Astronomy Day

• International Coffee Day

• National Pumpkin Spice Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1890 Yosemite National Park established by U.S. Congress

• 1931 George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens

• 1971 Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida

Births On This Day:

• 1910 Bonnie Parker

American criminal

• 1924 Jimmy Carter

39th President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths On This Day:

• 1990 Curtis LeMay

American general

• 2013 Tom Clancy

American author