Daily Almanac: March 30, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:29 a.m.
SET: 8:07 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 57 °F
LOW: 26 °F

Today is…:

• National Doctors Day
• Pencil Day
• World Bipolar Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1867 The United States buys Alaska from Russia. The territory at the north-western tip of North America cost only $7.2 million.
• 1964 Jeopardy! is aired for the first time. The program, which is still on the air today, is one of the world’s most popular game shows.
1981 U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot. A lone gunman opened fire outside a hotel in Washington D.C. The mentally ill assassin claimed his only motive was to become famous.

Births On This Day:

• 1962 MC Hammer
American rapper, actor
• 1853 Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter

Deaths On This Day:

• 2002 Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
• 1986 James Cagney

American Actor