Daily Almanac: Aug. 3, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:44 a.m.

SET: 8:55 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 93 °F

Low: 73 °F

Today is…:

• Clean Your Floors Day

• National Watermelon Day

• Esther Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1900 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded

• 1946 World’s first theme park opens its doors in in Santa Claus, Indiana

• 1960 Niger gains its independence from France

Births On This Day:

• 1940 Martin Sheen

American actor

• 1941 Martha Stewart

American businesswoman, publisher, author, founded Living Omnimedia

Deaths On This Day:

• 1924 Joseph Conrad

Polish/English author

• 1995 Ida Lupino

English actress, director