DAY IN HISTORY

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024

Today is the 75th day of 2024 and the 86th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 44 B.C.E., Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.

In 1820, Maine was admitted as the 23rd U.S. state.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson sent 4,800 U.S. troops into Mexico to capture revolutionary Pancho Villa.

In 1985, the computer manufacturing company Symbolics registered the first internet domain name.

In 2011, security forces opened fire on protesters in Damascus, marking the beginning of the Syrian Civil War.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Andrew Jackson (17671845), seventh U.S. president; Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), U.S. Supreme Court justice; Judd Hirsch (1935- ), actor; Phil Lesh (1940- ), musician; Sly Stone (1943- ), singer-songwriter; Bobby Bonds (1946-2003), baseball player; Dee Snider (1955- ), singer-songwriter; Bret Michaels (1963- ), singer-songwriter; Mike Tomlin (1972- ), football coach; Eva Longoria (1975- ), actress; will.i.am (1975- ), rapper/ record producer; Jai Courtney (1986- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: The salary of the chief justice of the United States was $4,000 in 1789. Chief Justice John Roberts’ salary is currently $286,700.

TODAY’S SPORTS:

In 1962, the NBA’S Wilt Chamberlain became the first and only player to score over 4,000 points in a single season.

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in

by Andrews Mcmeel Almanac a way that will lead others to join you.” -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

TODAY’S NUMBER: 2 -- Ranking of “The Godfather,” which opened on this day in 1972, on the 10th anniversary edition of the American Film Institute’s “100 Years ... 100 Movies” list of the greatest American movies of all time. Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” ranked No. 1.

TODAY’S MOON: Between new moon (March 10) and first quarter moon (March 16).