Daily Almanac: Jan. 29, 2021
Sunrise/Sunset
RISE: 7:59 a.m.
SET: 6:03 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures
High: 28 °F
Low: 10 °F
Wacky Holiday Today
• Curmudgeons Day
• National Puzzle Day
What Happened On This Day
• 1845 Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” is published
• 2002 George W. Bush coins the term “axis of evil” as part of his State of the Union Address
• 1996 France stops nuclear testing
Births On This Day
• 1843 William McKinley
American politician, 25th President of the United States
• 1954 Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, founded the OWN Network, Harpo Productions
Deaths On This Day
• 1963 Robert Frost
American poet, playwright • 1820 George III of the United Kingdom