TODAY’S HISTORY

1792: George Washington cast the first presidential veto, striking down a bill that concerned representative apportionment among the states. 1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps.

1955: Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Great Britain due to failing health.

2010: An explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), philosopher; Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), writer/ educator; Spencer Tracy (1900-1967), actor; Bette Davis (19081989), actress; Gregory Peck (1916-2003), actor; Roger Corman (1926-), filmmaker; Colin Powell (1937-2021), U.S. Army general/diplomat; Mitch Pileggi (1952-), actor; Pharrell Williams (1973-), rapper/producer; Sterling K. Brown (1976-), actor; Hayley Atwell (1982-), actress; Lily James (1989-), actress.

TODAY’S FACT: Easter Island, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, was given its name by its first recorded European visitor, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who first encountered it on Easter Sunday, on this day in 1722.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1984, Kareem Abdul-jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scored his 31,420th career point, breaking the NBA’S all-time scoring record.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.” — Booker T. Washington

TODAY’S NUMBER: 9 — films directed by Roger Corman in 1957. Corman is credited with directing 56 films and producing 512 more between 1954 and 2024.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (April 1) and new moon (April 8).