Daily Almanac: Feb. 7, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:46 a.m.
SET: 6:10 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 52 °F
LOW: 42 °F

Today is…:
• “e” Day
• Ballet Day
• Rose Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 1795 11th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
• 1962 The US bans all Cuban imports and exports
• 1990 Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party gives up its monopoly on power

Births On This Day:

• 1962 Garth Brooks
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1962 Eddie Izzard
Yemeni/English actor and comedian

Deaths On This Day:

• 1938 Harvey Samuel Firestone
American businessman and founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
• 2015 Dean Smith
American basketball player and coach