Today In History

Today is Thursday, March 31, the 90th day of 2022. There are 275 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1991: The Warsaw Pact military alliance came to an end.

ON THIS DATE

› 1492: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling Jews from Spanish soil, except those willing to convert to Christianity.

› 1814: Paris was occupied by a coalition of Russian, Prussian and Austrian forces; the surrender of the French capital forced the abdication of Emperor Napoleon.

› 1917: The United States took formal possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.

› 1968: At the conclusion of a nationally broadcast address on Vietnam, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned listeners by declaring, “I shall not seek, and

I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.”

› 1993: Actor Brandon Lee, 28, was accidentally shot to death during the filming of a movie in Wilmington, North Carolina, when he was hit by a bullet fragment that had become lodged inside a prop gun.

› 1995: Baseball players agreed to end their 232-day strike after a judge granted a preliminary injunction against club owners.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor William Daniels is 95. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 88. Actor Shirley Jones is 88. Musician Herb Alpert is 87. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is 82. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is 82. Actor Christopher Walken is 79. Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 78. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is

78. Rock musician Mick Ralphs (Bad Company; Mott the Hoople) is 78. Former Vice President Al Gore is 75. Author David Eisenhower is 74. Actor Rhea Perlman is 74. Actor Robbie Coltrane is 72. Actor Ed Marinaro is 72. Rock musician Angus Young (AC/ DC) is 67. Actor Marc McClure is 65. Actor William McNamara is

57. Alt-country musician Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) is 51. Actor Judi Shekoni is 44. Rapper Tony Yayo is 44. Actor Kate Micucci is 42. Actor Brian Tyree Henry (TV: “Atlanta” Stage: “Book of Mormon”) is 40. Actor Melissa Ordway is 39. Jazz musician Christian Scott is 39. Pop musician Jack Antonoff (fun.) is 38. Actor Jessica Szohr is 37.