Daily Almanac: October 11, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:52 a.m.
SET: 7:16 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 68 °F
LOW: 39 °F

Today is…:

• Kraken Day
• National Fossil Day
• emergency Nurses Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1984 First American Woman to walk in Space. Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan undertook a 3.5-hour long space walk with fellow astronaut David Leestma while on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G. The spacewalk was performed to demonstrate the possibility of refueling a satellite. STS-41-G was the first flight mission to carry two women astronauts – Sullivan and Sally Ride.
• 1975 The First Episode of Saturday Night Live Airs. A popular sketch comedy show, SNL, as it is popularly known, was initially called NBC’s Saturday Night, and it was created and produced by Lorne Michaels. The original cast members of the show, which usually opens with the slogan “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”, included Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Chevy Chase.
• 1911 Wuchang Uprising. The Wuchang Uprising occurred in Wuchang, China, leading to the fall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. This day is celebrated as an important holiday in Taiwan.

Births On This Day:

• 1989 Michelle Wie

American golfer
• 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt

American politician, humanitarian, 34th First Lady of the United States

Deaths On This Day:

• 1896 Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer

• 1531 Huldrych Zwingli

Swiss pastor, theologian