Today In History

Today is Friday, March 26, the 85th day of 2021. There are 280 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1982: Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Washington, D.C., for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

ON THIS DATE

› 1812: An earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

› 1917: The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the finals by a score of 9-1.

› 1945: During World War II, Iwo Jima was fully secured by U.S. forces following a final, desperate attack by Japanese soldiers.

› 1962: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gave federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts.

› 1979: A peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witnessed by President Jimmy Carter at the White House.

› 2010: The U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals’ warhead arsenals by nearly one-third.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is 91. Actor Alan Arkin is 87. Journalist Bob Woodward is 78. Singer Diana Ross is 77. Actor Johnny Crawford is 75. Rock singer Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) is 73. Singer and TV personality Vicki Lawrence is

72. Actor Ernest Thomas is 72. Comedian Martin Short is 71. Country singer Ronnie McDowell is

71. Country singer Dean Dillon is 66. Country singer Charly McClain is

65. TV personality Leeza Gibbons is 64. Actor Ellia English is 62. Actor Jennifer Grey is 61. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen is 61. Actor Billy Warlock is 60. Actor Eric Allan Kramer is 59. Basketball and College Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton is 59. Actor Leslie Mann is 49. Actor T.R. Knight is 48. Rapper Juvenile is

46. Actor Amy Smart is

45. Actor Bianca Kajlich is 44. Moderator Margaret Brennan (TV: “Face the Nation”) is 41. Actor Sterling Sulieman is 37. Actor Keira Knightley is

36. Rapper J-Kwon is 35.