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Andrews McMeel Almanac for March 28, 2013

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by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | March 28th, 2013

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Today is the 87th day of 2013 and the ninth day of spring.

TODAY'S 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 BIRTHDAYS: Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), author; Freddie Bartholomew (1924-1992), actor; Mario Vargas Llosa (1936- ), author; Rick Barry (1944- ), basketball player; Dianne Wiest (1948- ), actress; Reba McEntire (1955- ), singer/actress; Vince Vaughn (1970- ), actor; Julia Stiles (1981- ), actress; Lady Gaga (1986- ), singer.

TODAY'S FACT: Approximately 34.1 million Americans (more than 11 percent of the population) had at least one foreign-born parent in 2010.

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 QUOTE: " You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better." -- Maxim Gorky

TODAY'S NUMBER: 47 million -- estimated population of Spain in July 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (March 27) and last quarter moon (April 2).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for March 27, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | March 27th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 86th day of 2013 and the eighth day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1794, the U.S. Congress passed the Act to Provide Naval Armament, establishing the force that would become the U.S. Navy.

In 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to U.S. forces at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona.

In 1964, the largest recorded earthquake in U.S. history (magnitude 9.2) struck Alaska, killing more than 120 people.

In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra, a medication to combat impotence.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923), scientist/inventor; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), architect; Gloria Swanson (1899-1983), actress; Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), singer; Quentin Tarantino (1963- ), filmmaker; Mariah Carey (1970- ), singer; Nathan Fillion (1971- ), actor; Fergie (1975- ), singer; Buster Posey (1987- ), baseball player.

TODAY'S FACT: Wilhelm Roentgen, the Nobel Prize-winning discoverer of X-rays, took the first medical X-ray of his wife's hand.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1939, Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33 to win the first NCAA men's basketball tournament.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'" -- Quentin Tarantino

TODAY'S NUMBER: 2 -- actors who have turned down the Academy Award for best actor. George C. Scott declined his Oscar in 1971 for his work in "Patton." Marlon Brando boycotted the ceremony on this day in 1972, refusing his award for "The Godfather."

TODAY'S MOON: Full moon (March 27).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for March 26, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | March 26th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 85th day of 2013 and the seventh day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1830, the Book of Mormon went on sale at a bookstore in Palmyra, N.Y.

In 1979, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C.

In 1999, a Michigan jury found Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for euthanizing a terminally ill patient.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Robert Frost (1874-1963), poet; Viktor Frankl, (1905-1997), psychotherapist/author; Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), playwright; Sandra Day O'Connor (1930- ), former U.S. Supreme Court justice; Nancy Pelosi (1940- ), first woman speaker of the House of Representatives; Diana Ross (1944- ), singer; Steven Tyler (1948- ), musician; John Stockton (1962- ), basketball player; Keira Knightley (1985- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Assisted suicide is legal in three U.S. states: Montana, Oregon and Washington.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans defeated the Montreal Canadiens 9-1 in Game 4 of the hockey championship series, becoming the first American team to win the Stanley Cup.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office." -- Robert Frost

TODAY'S NUMBER: 23 -- age at which F. Scott Fitzgerald published his first novel, "This Side of Paradise," on this day in 1920.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (March 19) and full moon (March 27).

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