Daily Almanac: Dec. 31, 2021
Sunrise/Sunset
RISE: 8:09 a.m.
SET: 5:32 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures
High: 59 °F
Low: 40 °F
Wacky Holiday Today
• Hogmanay
• No Interruptions Day
• Unlucky Day
What Happened On This Day
• 2009 Both a Blue Moon and lunar eclipse occured on the same day
• 1907 The first annual ball drop at Times Square
• 1909 Manhattan Bridge opens for traffic
Births On This Day
• 1869 Henri Matisse
French painter
• 1977 Psy
Korean singer-songwriter
Deaths On This Day
• 1985 Ricky Nelson
American singer-songwriter
• 2015 Natalie Cole
American singer-songwriter