Today In History
Today is Thursday, March 1, the 60th day of 2018. There are 305 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1790: President George Washington signed a measure authorizing the first United States Census. (Census Day was Aug. 2, 1790.)
ON THIS DATE
› 1781: The Continental Congress declared the Articles of Confederation to be in force, following ratification by Maryland.
› 1867: Nebraska became the 37th state as President Andrew Johnson signed a proclamation.
› 1893: Inventor Nikola Tesla first publicly demonstrated radio during a meeting of the National Electric Light Association in St. Louis by transmitting electromagnetic energy without wires.
› 1940: “Native Son” by Richard Wright was first published by Harper & Brothers.
› 1961: President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
› 1968: Johnny Cash married June Carter at the First Methodist Church in Franklin, Kentucky.
› 1990: The controversial Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear power plant won federal permission to go on line after two decades of protests and legal struggles.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Robert Clary is
92. Singer Harry Belafonte is 91. Actor Robert Conrad is 83. Rock singer Mike D’Abo (Manfred Mann) is 74. Former Sen. John Breaux, D-La., is
74. Rock singer Roger Daltrey is 74. Actor Dirk Benedict is 73. Actor-director Ron Howard is
64. Country singer Janis Gill (aka Janis Oliver Cummins) (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 64. Actress Catherine Bach is 63. Actor Tim Daly is
62. Singer-musician Jon Carroll is 61. Rock musician Bill Leen is 56. Actor Bryan Batt is 55. Actor Maurice Bernard is 55. Actor Russell Wong is 55. Actor Chris Eigeman is
53. Actor John David Cullum is 52. Actor George Eads is 51. Actor Javier Bardem is 49. Actor Jack Davenport is 45. Rock musician Ryan Peake (Nickelback) is 45. Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is
44. Singer Tate Stevens is 43. TV host Donovan Patton is 40. Rock musician Sean Woolstenhulme is 37. Actress Lupita Nyong’o is 35. Pop singer Kesha (formerly Ke$ha) is 31. Rhythm and blues singer Sammie is 31. Pop singer Justin Bieber is 24.