Daily Almanac: March 12, 2021
Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:00 a.m.
SET: 6:47 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
High: 25 °F
Low: 15 °F
Wacky Holiday Today:
• National Plant a Flower Day
• Genealogy Day
• International Fanny Pack Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1938 Hitler invades Austria
• 1947 The Truman doctrine is proclaimed
• 1967 Suharto rises to power in Indonesia
Births On This Day:
• 1922 Jack Kerouac
American author, poet
• 1979 Pete Doherty
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
Deaths On This Day:
• 2015 Terry Pratchett
English author
• 1914 George Westinghouse
American engineer, inventor