THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2018. There are 293 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1925: The Tennessee General Assembly approved a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution. (Gov. Austin Peay signed the measure on March 21.)

1964: Bar manager Catherine “Kitty” Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, N.Y., home; the case gained notoriety over the supposed reluctance of Genovese’s neighbors to respond to her cries for help.

IN THE WORLD

1996: A gunman burst into an elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, and opened fire, killing 16 children and one teacher before killing himself.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is 79. Actor William H. Macy is 68. Actress Dana Delany is 62. Musician Adam Clayton (U2) is 58. Rapper-actor Common is 46. Actor Danny Masterson is 42. Actor Emile Hirsch is 33. Olympic gold medal skier Mikaela Shiffrin is 23.