Daily Almanac: June 01, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:19 a.m.
SET: 9:11 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 89 °F
LOW: 65 °F

Today is…:

• Dare Day
• Dinosaur Day
• National Moonshine Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1974 The Heimlich maneuver is published. Henry Heimlich is credited with developing the technique using abdominal thrusts to stop choking.

• 1945 The first group of Berlin women start clearing the rubble of World War II. In Germany, the Trümmerfrauen are a well-known symbol for a new beginning after the total desolation in the aftermath of the war, and for the Wirtschaftswunder, the rapid reconstruction of Germany’s economy through hard labor.
• 1831 The British explorer James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole. It is the location where the Earth’s magnetic field points directly downwards. It lies in the vicinity of the Geographic North Pole.

Births On This Day:

• 1926 Marilyn Monroe
American model, actress, singer

• 1937 Morgan Freeman

American actor, producer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1868 James Buchanan

American politician, 15th President of the United States
• 1952 John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist