NEA DATEBOOK

Today is the 129th day of 2022 and the 51st day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first presidential proclamation calling for a national Mother’s Day holiday.

In 1974, the U.S. House of Representatives opened impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.

In 2001, 126 soccer fans died in a stampede at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: John Brown (1800-1859), abolitionist; J.M. Barrie (18601937), author/playwright; Howard Carter (1874-1939), archaeologist; Mike Wallace (1918-2012), journalist; James L. Brooks (1940- ), director/producer; Candice Bergen (1946- ), actress; Billy Joel (1949- ), singersongwriter/pianist; Tony Gwynn (1960-2014), baseball player; Rosario Dawson (1979- ), actress; Prince Fielder (1984- ), baseball player.

TODAY’S FACT: When Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow described network TV programming as a “vast wasteland” during a speech on this day in 1961, the toprated shows in the United States were “Gunsmoke,” “Wagon Train” and “Have Gun Will Travel.”

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1984, the Chicago White Sox finally defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in a 25-inning game that had been suspended from the day before. It was the longest timed game in Major League Baseball history to date, at 8 hours and 6 minutes.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.” — J.M. Barrie, “The Little Minister”

TODAY’S NUMBER: 27 — current member nations in the European Union. Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are candidates for membership.