DAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Today is the 89th day of 2021 and the 11th day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY:

In 1855, “Border Ruffians” from Missouri invaded Kansas during the territory’s first election, forcing the election of a pro-slavery legislature.

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward completed the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million.

In 1870, the U.S. Congrss readmitted Texas to the Union.

In 1964, the TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” premiered on NBC with host Art Fleming.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Francisco Goya (1746-1828), painter; Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), painter; John Astin (1930- ), actor; Warren Beatty (1937- ), actor/director; Eric Clapton (1945- ), singer-songwriter/musician; Paul Reiser (1957), actor/comedian; Piers Morgan (1965- ),

TV personality; Celine Dion (1968- ), singersongwriter; Secretariat (1970-1989), racehorse; Norah Jones (1979- ), singer-songwriter/musician; Richard Sherman (1988- ), football player; Chris Sale (1989- ), baseball player.

TODAY’S FACT: The purchase of Alaska added 663,267 square miles to the United States for less than $11 per square mile.

TODAY’S SPORTS:

In 1990, Jack Nicklaus made his debut on the Senior PGA Tour (since renamed the Champions Tour).

TODAY’S QUOTE: “I became a musician so I wouldn’t have to get up at 6 in the morning.” — Norah Jones

TODAY’S NUMBER:

$1,075,500 — final sale price of a pristine copy of Detective Comics No. 27, featuring the first full appearance of Batman, at a 2010 auction. The comic book was released (with a cover price of 10 cents) on this day in 1939.

TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon (March 28) and last quarter moon (April 4).