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Sunrise ... sunset ... tides ... annual rainfall ... on this day in history ... international holiday celebrations ... full moon lore ... and more. Tune in for the Daily Almanac Monday through Friday at 5:49am and 8:49am.Do you have comments or questions, corrections, or suggestions for the Almanac? Would you like the Almanac to acknowledge a special birthday or anniversary? Contact me by email: kevin@kalw.org.

Wednesday September 16

September 16 is the 259th day of the year.
There are 106 days remaining until the end of the year.
 Sunrise Today: 6:52 AM
Sunset Today: 7:16 PM
Day length12h 23m 54s
 
Today is:
 
Collect Rocks Day
 
Grito de Dolores, celebrates the declaration of independence of Mexico from Spain in 1810. See Fiestas
Patrias
 
Independence Day (Papua New Guinea), celebrates the independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia in 1975.
 
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
 
Malaysia Day (Malaysia, Singapore)
 
Martyrs' Day (Libya)
 
Heroes' Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
On this day in history:
 
1908 – The General Motors Corporation is founded.
 
1919 – The American Legion is incorporated.
1920 – The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
 
1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
 
If today is your birthday, you get to share birthday cake with:
1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)
1898 – H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator, co-created Curious George (d. 1977)
1911 – Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist (d. 1983)
1921 – Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (d. 1998)
1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
 
1925 – Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (d. 1999)
1925 – B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2015)
1927 – Peter Falk, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2011)
1950 – Henry Louis Gates, American educator, scholar, and author
1954 – Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer