Today in history

Today is Tuesday, March 28, the 87th day of 2017 and the ninth day of spring.

On this date in the SCV: In 1946, The Signal reported that the post-war air age moved into the Little Santa Clara Valley with a freak accident involving a “loco” airplane, and continued with crackups of conventional type, caused by crosswinds over the landing field at the Newhall airport. Hero of the loco plane excitement was dead shot Deputy Allen Greer, who stopped a madly spinning plane dead in its tracks with a rifle bullet through the gas line. The abrupt report of the rifle shot brought to a sudden end one of the most bizarre and unprecedented episodes ever to take place on any airfield. Today’s Highlights in

History: In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that a child born in the United States is a U.S. citizen. In 1939, the Spanish Civil War ended with the surrender of Republican defenders of Madrid to Francisco Franco’s rebel forces. In 1979, a pressure valve in a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant failed to close, causing a near-critical meltdown.

Today’s fact: The cleanup

of the damaged nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island after the 1979 meltdown took nearly 14 years and cost approximately $973 million.

Today’s sports: In 1984, movers hired by Baltimore Colts owner Bob Irsay arrived at the team’s offices in the middle of the night and moved the NFL franchise to Indianapolis, a move Irsay had not announced

publicly.

Today’s number: 21 – percentage of U.S. native children ages 0-17 with at least one foreign-born parent in 2014.

Today’s moon: Between new moon (March 27) and first quarter moon (April 3).