Daily Almanac: May 16, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:31 a.m.

SET: 8:57 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 76 °F

Low: 56 °F

Today is…

• Love a Tree Day

• National Mimosa Day

• National Sea Monkey Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1929 The Oscars are awarded for the first time

• 1960 Theodore Maiman fires the first functional laser

• 1966 In China, the Cultural Revolution begins

Births On This Day:

• 1966 Janet Jackson

American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, actress

• 1919 Liberace

American singer, pianist, actor

Deaths On This Day:

• 1990 Sammy Davis, Jr.

American actor, singer, dancer

• 2012 Maria Bieşu

Moldovan opera singer