Daily Almanac: May 24, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 6:21 a.m.
SET: 9:00 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
High: 75 °F
Low: 50 °F
Today is…:
• Asparagus Day
• Brother’s Day
• Scavenger Hunt Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1830 Mary had a little lamb is published
• 1956 The first Eurovision Song Contest is held
• 1970 Engineers begin drilling the world’s deepest hole
Births On This Day:
• 1819 Queen Victoria
of the United Kingdom
• 1941 Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
Deaths On This Day:
• 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician, astronomer
• 1974 Duke Ellington
American pianist, composer, bandleader