Today is Thursday, the 15th of February of 2024,
February 15 is the 46th day of the year
320 days remain until the end of the year
32 days until spring begins
The sun rises in San Francisco at 6:59:31 am
and sunset will be at 5:49:28 pm.
Today we will have 10 hours and 49 minutes of daylight
That’s 2 minutes and 14 seconds more daylight than yesterday
The solar transit will be at 12:24:29 pm.
Water temperature in San Francisco Bay today is 53.8°F
The first high tide was at 2:31 am at 6.19 feet
The first low tide will be at 9:28 am at 0.57 feet
The next high tide will be at 3:51 pm at 4.07 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach will be at 8:50 pm at 2.33 feet
The Moon is currently 38.4% visible
Moonrise will be at 10:17 am this morning
The Moon sets early tomorrow morning at 1:01 am
We’ll have the First Quarter Moon tomorrow morning at 7:01 am
Today is…
National I Want Butterscotch Day
Today is also…
on this day 1898 – The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew.The disaster pushes the United States to declare war on Spain
Born on this day in 1820 – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist and activist (d. 1906)
as it was in 1965 – A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
as it was on this day in 1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
International Duties Memorial Day in Russia
Parinirvana Day, in Mahayana Buddhism
Total Defence Day in Singapore
On this day in Black History….
Feb 15, 1804 The New Jersey Legislature approved a law calling for "gradual" emancipation of African Americans. In so doing, New Jersey became the last Northern state to outlaw slavery.
Feb 15, 1848 Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, filed the first school integration suit on her behalf.
Feb 15, 1964 Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly" recording becomes his first and only number one record
The singer Nat King Cole, the name he was born with Nathaniel Adams Coles passed away on this day February 15, 1965
Feb 15, 1968 On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.
Feb 15, 1970 Nationalists disrupted UN session on Congo with demonstration for slain Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba.
Kweisi Mfume retired from his congressional work on February 15, 1996 and focused on his new position as chief executive office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He held that position until 2004.
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with these figures in Black History…
1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
1981 – Rita Jeptoo, Kenyan runner
1982 – Shameka Christon, American basketball player
1986 – Amber Riley, American actress and singer
1995 – Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper
Also on this day in history…
1879 – Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. 1923 – Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
1925 – The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
1971 – The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.
1972 – Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
2001 – The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
2003 – Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
Birthdays today also include….
1564 – Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1642)
1810 – Mary S. B. Shindler, American poet, writer, and editor (d. 1883)
1850 – Sophie Bryant, Irish mathematician, academic and activist (d. 1922)
1874 – Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer (d. 1922)
1883 – Sax Rohmer, English-American author (d. 1959)
1899 – Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress (d. 1985)
1904 – Mary Adshead, English painter (d. 1995)
1905 – Harold Arlen, American composer (d. 1986)
1907 – Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
1909 – Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010)
1910 – Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian, Righteous Gentile (d. 2008)
1914 – Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
1914 – Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010)
1916 – Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999)
1918 – Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (d. 2013)
1923 – Yelena Bonner, Soviet-Russian activist (d. 2011)
1927 – Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)
1929 – Graham Hill, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1975)
1929 – James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2014)
1931 – Claire Bloom, English actress
1935 – Susan Brownmiller, American journalist and author
1941 – Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress
1941 – Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer
1945 – Douglas Hofstadter, American author and academic
1946 – Clare Short, English civil servant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
1946 – John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (d. 2015)
1947 – John Adams, American composer
1947 – Marisa Berenson, American model and actress
1948 – Art Spiegelman, Swedish-American cartoonist and critic
1951 – Melissa Manchester, American singer-songwriter and actress
1951 – Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer
1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
1954 – Matt Groening, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Janice Dickinson, American model, agent, and author
1956 – Ann Westin, Swedish comedian
1958 – Chrystine Brouillet, Canadian author
1964 – Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)
1967 – Jane Child, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1971 – Renee O'Connor, American actress, director, and producer
1973 – Kateřina Neumannová, Czech skier
1973 – Amy van Dyken, American swimmer
1973 – Sarah Wynter, Australian actress
1974 – Miranda July, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Annemarie Kramer, Dutch sprinter
