Today in history

Today is the 97th day of 2022 and the 19th day of spring.

Today’s history: In 1712, slaves in New York City launched a revolt, killing nine white slaveholders.

■ In 1862, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in the Battle of Shiloh.

■ In 1948, the World Health Organization was established by the United Nations.

■ In 1994, civil war and ethnic genocide began in Rwanda, claiming an estimated 500,000 to 1 million lives over the next several months.

■ In 2003, U.S. troops took over Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace in Baghdad.

Today’s fact: Educator Booker T. Washington was the first African American to be depicted on a U.S. postage stamp, issued on this day in 1940.

Today’s sports: In 1963, at age 23, golfer Jack Nicklaus won the first of his six Masters titles.

Today’s quote: “Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop / Than when we soar.” -- William Wordwsworth, “The Excursion”

Today’s number: 1,925 -- performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” during its original Broadway run, which began on this day in 1949.

Birthdays

William Wordsworth (1770-1850), poet; Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951), Kellogg Company founder; Billie Holiday (19151959), singer-songwriter; Ravi Shankar (1920-2012), musician; James Garner (1928-2014), actor; Francis Ford Coppola (1939- ), filmmaker; David Frost (1939-2013), journalist/TV personality; Stan Winston (1946-2008), special effects artist; Jackie Chan (1954- ), actor; James “Buster” Douglas (1960- ), boxer; Russell Crowe (1964- ), actor; Tiki and Ronde Barber (1975- ), football players.