Daily Almanac: April 25, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:55 a.m.

SET: 8:36 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 62 °F

Low: 56 °F

Wacky Holiday Today:

• National Crayola Day

• National Telephone Day

• National Zucchini Bread Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1859 Construction of the Suez Canal begins

• 1953 The double helix structure of DNA described for the first time

• 2011 The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the U.S.

Births On This Day:

• 1917 Ella Fitzgerald

American singer

• 1940 Al Pacino

American actor, director

Deaths On This Day:

• 1744 Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer

• 2001 Michele Alboreto

Italian race car driver