Today’s Almanac
Your daily dose of holidays, words, weather & wisdom — updated every morning.
Question of the Day
When was the fly swatter invented?
Although there are medieval woodcuts that show similar insect-swatting devices in use, the fly swatter as we know it today was invented in 1905 by a schoolteacher named Frank H. Rose. He was inspired to do so by Kansas State Board of Health member Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine, who was at the time on a campaign to rid Kansas of flies. Rose called his invention, made of wire screening attached to a yardstick, a fly bat. It was renamed a fly swatter by Dr. Crumbine.
Word of the Day
Apogean Tide
Upcoming Holidays
- Sep 21 International Day of Peace
- Sep 22 Autumnal Equinox
Puzzle of the Day
If you transpose a term for low, what horses have will plainly show. Transpose these letters yet once more, what’s said in churches you’ll explore. (What word fits the first clue, and when rearranged, fits the others?)
Mean - mane - amen
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Seasonal Outlook
Today's Moon Phase
Next Full Moon
The Full Harvest Moon, will occur on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
About The Almanac
About the Almanac
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