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Almanac - Wednesday 3/24/21

Chocolate Covered Raisins by flickr user yum9me

Today is Chocolate Covered Raisins Day...

Today is Wednesday, the 24th of March, 2021

It is the 83rd day of the year.

282 days remain until the end of the year.

88 days until summer begins

The sun rises at 7:05 am 

and sunset will be at 7:27 pm.

Today, we will have 12 hours and 22 minutes of daylight.

Solar noon will be at 1:16 pm.

The first low tide will be at 2:17 am at 2.86 feet

The first high tide will be at 7:41 am at 5.34 feet

The next low tide at 2:51 pm at minus zero point two feet

and the final high tide at Ocean Beach will be at 9:51 pm at 4.73 feet

The Moon is 77.5% visible; a Waxing Gibbous

We’ll have a Full Moon in 4 days on Sunday the 28th of March of 2021 at 11:48 am

Today is…

American Red Cross Giving Day

Education and Sharing Day

Equal Pay Day

International Day for Achievers

National Cheesesteak Day

National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

National Cocktail Day

Today is also…

Day of Remembrance 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

National Tree Planting Day in Uganda

Student Day in Scientology

World Tuberculosis Day

World Kabaddi Day

On this day in Women’s Herstory…

1921 – The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.

In 2002, Halle Berry won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie "Monster's Ball" making her the first black woman to win in the Best Actress category.

Women’s Herstory Birthdays today include:

1826 (d.1898) – Matilda Joslyn Gage, suffragist, women’s rights and Native American rights activist, historian, founding member of the National Woman Suffrage Association

1897 (d.1986) – Linda Chase, principal dancer, danced in American Ballet Theatre roles of Sleeping Beauty and Giselle (1937-38), performed with Anthony Tutor and Agnes De Mille, joined Ballet Theater in 1940 which became the American Ballet Theatre

1912 (d.2012) – Dorothy Height, served over 40 years as President of the National Council of Negro Women

1935 – Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years

1628 – Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1685)

1808 – Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano (d. 1836)

1820 – Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (d. 1915)

1883 – Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1945)

1890 – Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (d. 1954)

1920 – Mary Stolz, American author (d. 2006)

1949 – Tabitha King, American author and poet

1960 – Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress

1960 – Annabella Sciorra, American actress

1962 – Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist

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 (d. 2012)

1971 – Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor

1974 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress

1977 – Jessica Chastain, American actress

1984 – Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner

1987 – Yuma Asami, Japanese actress and singer

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.

1980 – El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

1989 – In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground

2008 – Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.

And if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You!   You share this special day with…

1834 – William Morris, English textile designer, poet, and author (d. 1896)

1874 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor (d. 1926)

1897 – Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (d. 1957)

1901 – Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (d. 1971)

1902 – Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (d. 1971)

1911 – Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006)

1919 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (d. 2021)

1926 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (d. 1980)

1933 – Lee Mendelson, American television producer (d. 2019) 

1948 – Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician

1949 – Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation

1956 – Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter

1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur