Today is Friday May 30, 2014
144 day of 2014, 211 remaining
Sunrise: 5:49am
Sunset: 8:25pm
14hours and 35 minutes of daylight today
Moonrise: 7:37 a.m.
Moonset: 10:07 p.m.
Special Celebrations today:
Today is Mint Julep Day as well as Water a Flower Day.
On this day in...
1431: Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in France.
1783: The first daily newspaper was published in the U.S. called the Pennsylvania Evening Post.
1848: W. G. Young patented the Ice Cream freezer.
1868: Memorial Day was observed for the first time in the U.S.
1896: The first automobile accident occurred in New York City.
1922: The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington D. C.
1971: Mariner 9, the American deep space probe blasted off on a journey to Mars.
If today is your birthday, you share it with:
Mel Blanc
Benny Goodman
Joseph Kennedy
Gale Sayers
Wynonna Judd
CeeLo Green
Tags: Daily Almanac/tides