THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Thursday, March 15, the 74th day of 2018. There are 291 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1937: America’s first hospital blood bank was opened at Cook County Hospital in Illinois.

1985: The first internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corp. of Massachusetts.

IN THE WORLD

44 B.C.: Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Former astronaut Alan L. Bean is 86. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85. Actor Judd Hirsch is 83. Musician Phil Lesh is 78. Singer Mike Love (The Beach Boys) is 77. Musician Sly Stone is 75. Musician Ry Cooder is 71. Singer Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) is 63. Movie director Renny Harlin is 59. Model Fabio is 57. Singer Terence Trent D’Arby (a.k.a. Sananda Maitreya) is 56. Singer Bret Michaels (Poison) is 55. Actress Eva Longoria is 43. Rapper-musician will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) is 43.