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