Daily Almanac: Dec. 9, 2021
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Sunrise/Sunset
RISE: 7:58 a.m.
SET: 5:22 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures
High: 48 °F
Low: 25 °F
Wacky Holiday Today
• Christmas Card Day
• National Llama Day
What Happened On This Day
• 1979 Smallpox declared eradicated
• 1965 Charlie Brown Christmas makes airs for the first time on television
Births On This Day
• 1608 John Milton
English poet
• 1934 Judi Dench
English actress
Deaths On This Day
• 2012 Patrick Moore
English astronomer
• 1998 Archie Moore
American boxer