Today In History

Today is Wednesday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2018. There are 292 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1923: President Warren G. Harding became the first chief executive to file an income tax return, paying a levy of $17,990 on his $75,000 salary.

ON THIS DATE

› 1794: Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry.

› 1885: The Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera “The Mikado” premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London.

› 1900: Congress ratified the Gold Standard Act.

› 1907: President Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order designed to prevent Japanese laborers from immigrating to the United States as part of a “gentlemen’s agreement” with Japan.

› 1951: During the Korean War, United Nations forces recaptured Seoul.

› 1975: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” a sendup of the legend of King Arthur, had its world premiere in Los Angeles.

› 1990: The Soviet Congress of People’s Deputies held a secret ballot that elected Mikhail S. Gorbachev to a new, powerful presidency.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Singer Phil Phillips (Song: “Sea of Love”) is 92. Former astronaut Frank Borman is 90. Actor Michael Caine is

85. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 85. Actor Raymond J. Barry is 79. Actor Steve Kanaly is 72. Comedian Billy Crystal is 70. Former Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is 70. Actor-writer-comedian-radio personality Rick Dees is 67. Country singer Jann Browne is 64. Actor Adrian Zmed is

64. Prince Albert II, the ruler of Monaco, is 60. Actress Laila Robins is 59. Actress Tamara Tunie is

59. Actress Penny Johnson Jerald is 58. Producer-director-writer Kevin Williamson is 53. Actress Elise Neal is 52. Actor Gary Anthony Williams is 52. Actress Megan Follows is 50. Rock musician Michael Bland is 49. Actor Corey Stoll is 42. Actor Jake Fogelnest is 39. Actor Chris Klein is 39. Actor Ryan Cartwright (TV: “Kevin Can Wait”) is

37. Actress Kate Maberly is 36. Singer-musician Taylor Hanson (Hanson) is 35. Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles is

21. Actor James Freedson-Jackson (Film: “The Strange Ones”) is 16.