Daily Almanac: April 7, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:16 a.m.
SET: 8:15 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 59 °F
LOW: 36 °F

Today is…

• Good Friday
• Metric System Day
• National Beer Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1969 The internet is born. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) awarded a contract to build a precursor of today’s world wide web to BBN Technologies. The date is widely considered as the internet’s symbolic birthday.
• 1948 The World Health Organization is established. The WHO is a United Nations agency concerned with fighting disease and epidemics worldwide, building up national health services, and improving health education in its 194 member states.
• 1827 The first friction match is sold. English chemist John Walker produced and sold the first operable matches. They were soon banned in France and Germany because burning fragments would sometimes fall to the floor and start fires.

Births On This Day:

• 1964 Russell Crowe
New Zealand/Australian actor, singer, producer
• 1954 Jackie Chan
Chinese actor, martial artist, director, producer, screenwriter

Deaths On This Day:

• 1891 P. T. Barnum
American businessman, founded Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus
• 1947 Henry Ford
American businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company