Daily Almanac: Oct. 6, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:45 a.m.
SET: 7:18 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 76 °F
LOW: 53 °F
Today is…:
• Garlic Lovers Day
• National Coaches Day
• National Physician’s Assistant Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House
• 1995 The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered
• 2010 Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded
Births On This Day:
• 1846 George Westinghouse
American engineer and inventor
• 1955 Tony Dungy
American football player and coach
Deaths On This Day:
• 1892 Alfred, Lord Tennyson
English poet
• 1989 Bette Davis
American actress