Daily Almanac: Feb. 8, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:45 a.m.
SET: 6:11 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 50 °F
LOW: 32 °F

Today is…:

• Boy Scouts Day
• Opera Day
• Propose Day

What Happened On This Day:

1887 The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments
1946 The People’s Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea
1974 After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth

Births On This Day:

1925 Jack Lemmon
American actor, singer and director
1932 John Williams
American pianist, composer and conductor

Deaths On This Day:

1587 Mary, Queen of Scots
2007 Anna Nicole Smith
American model and actress