SUNDAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, March 26, the 85th day of 2017. There are 280 days left in the year.

Highlight in History:

On March 26, 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Can a di en sin Game 4 of the finals by a score of 9-1.

On this date:

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

In 1937, a 6-foot-tall statue of the cartoon character Popeye was unveiled during the Second Annual Spinach Festival in Crystal City, Texas.

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

In1967, PopePaul VI issued an encyclical, “Popu-lorum Progressio,” on “the progressive development of peoples,” in which he expressed concern for those trying to escape hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance.

In 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Men a chem Begin and Egyptian PresidentAnwar Sadat andwitnessed by President Jimmy Carter at theWhiteHouse.

In 1982, groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Washington, D.C., for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

In 1992, a judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping aMiss Black America contestant.

In 1997, the bodies of 39 members of theHeaven’sGate techno-religious cult who’d committed suicidewere found inside a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

The military concluded that high-ranking Army officers had made critical errors in reporting the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, but that there was no criminal wrongdoing.

Five years ago: Supreme Court justices began hearing arguments on challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul.

One year ago: Bernie Sanders scored wins over Hillary Clinton in the Washington state, Alaska and HawaiiDemocratic caucuses.

Today’s Birthdays: Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra DayO’Connoris87. ActorAlan Arkin is 83. HouseDemocratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is 77. Singer Diana Ross is 73. Rock singer Steven Tyler is 69. Comedian Martin Short is 67. Actress Keir a Knight ley is 32.

Thought forToday: “Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.” — Nadia Boulanger, French music teacher (1887-1979).