Today in history

Today is the 189th day of 2022 and the 18th day of summer.

Today’s history: In 1889, The Wall Street Journal was published for the first time.

▪ In 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to its lowest point of the Great Depression, at 41.22.

▪ In 1947, news outlets reported a UFO crash near an army airfield in Roswell, New Mexico.

▪ In 1994, Kim Jong Il began to assume leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.

▪ In 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis began the last NASA space shuttle mission.

Today’s fact: Between 1855 and 1934, John D. Rockefeller donated $530.9 million to charitable causes.

Today’s sports: In 1889, boxing’s last bare-knuckle championship match was fought. John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in a 75-round bout that lasted two hours and 16 minutes.

Today’s quote: “Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.” -- Nelson A. Rockefeller

Today’s number: 68,000 -- women currently serving in the U.S. Air Force. The USAF accepted its first female recruits into the Women in the Air Force program on this day in 1948.

Today’s moon: Between first quarter moon (July 6) and full moon (July 13).

Birthdays

John Pemberton (1831-1888), chemist/Coca-Cola inventor; John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), entrepreneur; Hugo Boss (1885-1948), fashion designer; Nelson A. Rockefeller (19081979), New York governor/U.S. vice president; Jeffrey Tambor (1944- ), actor; Ruby Sales (1948- ), civil rights activist; Wolfgang Puck (1949- ), chef; Anjelica Huston (1951- ), actress; Kevin Bacon (1958- ), actor; Toby Keith (1961- ), singer-songwriter; Beck (1970- ), singer-songwriter; Milo Ventimiglia (1977- ), actor; Jaden Smith (1998- ), actor.