Today in history

Today is Saturday, February 10, the 41st day of 2018 and the 52nd day of winter.

Today’s Highlights in History:

In In 1840, Britain’s Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. In 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution,

establishing presidential succession, was ratified. In 1996, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated reigning world champion Garry Kasparov for the first time in a game of chess. In 2005, North Korea publicly announced that it had produced nuclear weapons.

Today’s fact: Playwright Arthur Miller died exactly 56 years after his “Death of a Salesman” opened in New York on this date in 1949.

Today’s sports: In 1968, Peggy Fleming won the women’s figure skating gold for the United States at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Today’s number: 9 – children Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had together. All married into royal houses in Europe.

Today’s moon: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 7) and new moon (Feb. 15).