Daily Almanac: July 7, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:22 a.m.

SET: 9:15 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 90 °F

Low: 72 °F

Today is…:

• Chocolate Day

• Global Forgiveness Day

• Tell the Truth Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1947 Roswell UFO sighting

• 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law

• 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Births On This Day:

• 1906 Satchel Paige

American baseball player

• 1940 Ringo Starr

British singer-songwriter, musician, actor

Deaths On This Day:

• 1930 Arthur Conan Doyle

Scottish physician, author

• 2006 Syd Barrett

English singer-songwriter, guitarist