Daily Almanac: Feb. 02, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:55 a.m.

SET: 6:08 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures

High: 39 °F

Low: 38 °F

Wacky Holiday Today

• Groundhog Day

• Tater Tot Day

• National Change Your Windshield Wipers Day

What Happened On This Day

• 1943 The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end as the Axis Powers surrender

• 1922 “Ulysses” by James Joyce is published

• 1852 The first public flushing toilet is opened in London

Births On This Day

• 1977 Shakira

Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, actress

• 1882 James Joyce

Irish author

Deaths On This Day

• 1996 Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor

• 1972 Natalie Clifford Barney

American poet, playwright