Daily Almanac: September 02, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:15 a.m.
SET: 8:19 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 88 °F
LOW: 63 °F

Today is…

• International Bacon Day
• National Tailgating Day
• Victory over Japan Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1946 Interim government of India is formed. The interim government and the Constituent Assembly of India were given the task to oversee India’s transition to independence from British rule. The government was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru.
• 1789 U.S. Department of the Treasury is formed. The department is responsible for managing the government’s revenue and spending. Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury• 1666 A fire ravishes the city of London. Also known as the Great Fire of London, the fire broke out in a bakery and raged for 4 days destroying the houses of most inhabitants of the city.

Births On This Day

• 1966 Salma Hayek

Mexican/American actress, director, producer
• 1964 Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor

Deaths On This Day

• 1973 J. R. R. Tolkien

English philologist, author
• 1910 Henri Rousseau

French painter