Almanac – Thursday 03/24/22 | KALW

Today is Thursday, March 24, 2022,
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year
282 days remain until the end of the year.
89 days before the start of summer
The sun rises in San Francisco at 7:06:34 a.m.
and sunset will be at 7:26:24 p.m.
Today we will have 12 hours and 19 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will take place at 13:16:29.
The first high tide was at 3:25 a.m. at 5.86 feet
The first low tide will be at 10:52 a.m. at -0.22 feet
The next high tide will be at 6:26 p.m. at 4.12 feet
and the last low tide at Ocean Beach tonight will be at 10:32 p.m. at 3.26 feet
The Moon is visible at 58.6%
It’s a waning gibbous moon
We will have the last quarter moon tonight at 10:37 p.m.
Today it’s…
International winners day
National Cheesesteak Day
National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
national cocktail day
world tuberculosis day
Today is also…
Remembrance Day for Truth and Justice in Argentina
International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Uganda National Tree Planting Day
Scientology Student Day
world tuberculosis day
On this day in Women’s Herstory…
1921 – The 1921 Women’s Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, becoming the first international sporting event for women.
In 2002, HALLE BERRY won an Oscar for her performance in the film “Monster’s Ball” making her the first black woman to win in the Best Actress category.
Women’s history anniversaries include today….
MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE
suffragist and activist for women’s rights and Native American rights, was born today in 1826. She was a founding member of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
DOROTHY HEIGHT
served more than forty years as president of the National Council of Negro Women. She was born today in 1912.
Linda Chase, principal dancer, danced the roles of Sleeping Beauty and Giselle (1937-38) for American Ballet Theatre, performed with Anthony Tutor and Agnes De Mille, joined the Ballet Theater in 1940 which became the American Ballet Theater; March 24, 1897 (1986)
March 24, 1935 – Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific and widely-listened to bass players, playing on approximately 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years
1628 – Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1685)
1808 – Maria Malibran, French-Spanish soprano (died 1836)
1820 – Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (died 1915)
1826 – Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (died 1898)
1883 – Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (died 1945)
1890 – Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (died 1954)
1905 – Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat (died 2007)
1912 – Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (died 2010)
1920 – Mary Stolz, American author (died 2006
1922 – Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (died 2005)
1946 – Kitty O’Neil, American stuntwoman (died 2018)
1947 – Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington
1949 – Tabitha King, American author and poet
1951 – Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach
1953 – Anita L. Allen, African-American lawyer, philosopher, and scholar
1960 – Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress
1962 – Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
1962 – Star Jones, African-American lawyer, journalist and talk show host
1962 – Irina Meszynski, German discus
1967 – Diann Roffe, American skier
1968 – Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player
1970 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
1970 – Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist
1970 – Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
1970 – Erica Kennedy, African-American journalist and author (died 2012)
1971 – Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor
1973 – Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer
1974 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress
1977 – Jessica Chastain, American actress
1979 – Lake Bell, Jewish American actress, director and screenwriter
1984 – Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner
1984 – Park Bom, South Korean singer
1985 – Lana, American wrestler and manager
1985 – Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer
1987 – Yuma Asami, Japanese actress and singer
1988 – Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete
1990 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress
1990 – Lacey Evans, American wrestler
1990 – Alyssa Healy, Australian cricketer
1991 – Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player
1997 – Mina Myōi, Japanese singer and dancer
Also on this day in history…
1721 – Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051.
1854 – President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela.
1989 – In Alaska’s Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.
2018 – Students across the United States organize the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Today’s birthdays also include…
1834 – William Morris, English textile designer, poet and author (died 1896)
1855 – Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th Secretary of the United States Treasury (died 1937)
1874 – Harry Houdini, Jewish Hungarian American magician and actor (died 1926)
1886 – Edward Weston, American photographer (died 1958)
1887 – Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director and screenwriter (died 1933)
1897 – Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and scholar (died 1957)
1901 – Ub Iwerks, American animator, director and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (died 1971)
1902 – Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (died 1971)
1909 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died 1934)
1911 – Joseph Barbera, American animator, director and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (died 2006)
1919 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (died 2021)
1919 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (died 2005)
1926 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director and composer, Nobel laureate (died 2016)
1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (died 1980)
1933 – Lee Mendelson, American television producer (died 2019)
1938 – David Irving, English historian and author
1948 – Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician
1949 – Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bassist and producer
1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founds the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation
1960 – Scott Pruett, American racing car
1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur