Daily Almanac: July 01, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 6:20 a.m.
SET: 9:22 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 88 °F
LOW: 70 °F

Today is…

• blink-182 Day
• Canada Day
• International Chicken Wing Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1991 The Warsaw Pact, a defense treaty between 8 communist countries, is formally disbanded in Prague. The pact was founded in 1955, during the height of the Cold War, as a way to counterbalance the power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Western Europe.
• 1979 The Walkman makes its appearance in stores for the first time. The portable audio cassette player was made by Sony and went on sale in Japan.
• 1908 SOS is adopted as the International Distress Signal. The 2nd International Radiotelegraphic Convention, which was signed in December 1906, made the Morse code distress signal (· · · – – – · · ·), the standard international maritime distress signal. Even though it was replaced by the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System in 1999, SOS is universally seen as a distress call and is often mistakenly thought to be an abbreviation of Save Our Souls or Save Our Ship.

Births On This Day

• 1971 Missy Elliott

American rapper, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress
• 1961 Diana, Princess of Wales

Deaths On This Day

• 2004 Marlon Brando

American actor

• 1964 Pierre Monteux

French conductor