Daily Almanac: March 9, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:04 a.m.
SET: 6:44 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
High: 49 °F
Low: 34 °F
Wacky Holiday Today:
• Barbie Day
• False Teeth Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1959 The Barbie doll goes on sale
• 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery completes its final mission
• 1931 The electron microscope is invented
Births On This Day:
• 1915 Johnnie Johnson
English pilot
• 1943 Bobby Fischer
American chess player
Deaths On This Day:
• 1997 The Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper
• 1996 George Burns American actor