Today's Date
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 130
• Week number: 19
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 06:24 am
• Sunset time: 08:34 pm
• Day length: 14h 10m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 4%
• Moon Age: 1.99 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
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Today in History
1974
The House Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on Nixon impeachment.
1962
A laser beam is successfully bounced off the moon for the first time.
1946
King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy abdicates his throne and is replaced by Umberto I.
1941
The German submarine U-110 is captured at sea along with its Enigma machine by the Royal Navy.
1936
Fascist Italy captures the city of Addis Abba, Ethiopia and annexes the country.
1926
Explorers Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make the first flight over the North Pole.
1915
German and French forces fight the Battle of Artois.
1864
Union General John Sedgwick is shot and killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania. His last words are: “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist–“
1859
Threatened by the advancing French army, the Austrian army retreats across the River Sesia in Italy.
1813
U.S. troops under William Henry Harrison take Fort Meigs from British and Canadian troops.
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