Daily Almanac: July 08, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 6:24 a.m.
SET: 9:20 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 78 °F
LOW: 67 °F

Today is…

• Be a Kid Again Day
• SCUD Day
• Math 2.0 Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1994 Kim Jong-il takes office as the Supreme Leader of North Korea. Popularly known as “Dear Leader” in his country, Kim Jong-il took North Korea’s highest office after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. He ruled the country with an iron fist until his death in 2011, when his son, Kim Jong-un took his place. Kim Jong-il’s tenure was marred by widespread human rights violations and severe famine in the country.
• 1889 Wall Street Journal published for the first time. Three financial reporters named Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser created The Wall Street Journal to supersede a previous periodical called the Customers’ Afternoon Letter.
• 1777 Vermont abolishes slavery. Vermont adopted its constitution that abolished slavery, becoming the first region in the now United States to abolish slavery. The constitution was adopted after Vermont declared independence from the British empire.

Births On This Day

• 1908 Nelson Rockefeller

American politician, 41st Vice President of the United States
• 1839 John D. Rockefeller

American businessman, philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company

Deaths On This Day

• 2011 Betty Ford

American wife of Gerald R. Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States

• 1822 Percy Bysshe Shelley

English poet