Today is Monday October 13, 2014 296 day of 2014, 79 remaining Sunrise: 7:17am Sunset: 6:34pm 11 hours and 17 minutes of daylight today Moonrise: 10:02 p.m. Moonset: 12:32 p.m. Special Celebrations today: Today is Columbus Day or if you prefer Indigenous Peoples Day or The reason most of us are here Day It's also International Skeptics Day and Yorkshire Pudding Day. On this day in... 1775: The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet. 1792: The cornerstone of the executive mansion was laid in Washington d.c. the building became known as the white house in 1818. 1854: the state of Texas ratified a state constitution. 1943: During world war two Italy signed an armistice with the allies an declared war on Germany. 1957: bing crosby and frank sinatra introduced the ford edsel on an hour long special. If today is your birthday, you share it with: lenny bruce margaret thatcher paul simon sammy haggar marie osmond jerry rice nancy kerrigan kelly preston Tags: Daily Almanac/tides
October 13, 2014
