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Andrews McMeel Almanac for March 31, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | March 31st, 2013

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Today is the 90th day of 2013 and the 12th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in a ceremony in Paris.

In 1930, the Motion Pictures Production Code was adopted to regulate mature content in movies.

In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson announced a halt to bombing missions over North Vietnam and closed the televised speech with the announcement that he would not run for re-election.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Rene Descartes (1596-1650), philosopher/mathematician; Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), composer; Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), labor leader; Gordie Howe (1928- ), hockey player; Liz Claiborne (1929-2007), fashion designer; Herb Alpert (1935- ), musician; Christopher Walken (1943- ), actor; Al Gore (1948- ), former U.S. vice president/senator; Ewan McGregor (1971- ), actor; Jessica Szohr (1985- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Gustave Eiffel built metal structures all over the world, but he also designed railway bridges and the interior structure of New York's Statue of Liberty.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1975, Hall of Fame coach John Wooden led his UCLA Bruins to a 92-85 win over the Kentucky Wildcats, earning his NCAA-record 10th national title. Wooden announced his retirement after the game.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "We Americans write our own history. And the chapters of which we're proudest are the ones where we had the courage to change." -- Al Gore

TODAY'S NUMBER: 2,212 -- Broadway performances in the 15-year run of "Oklahoma!" The Rodgers and Hammerstein hit debuted on this day in 1943.

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

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for March 30, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | March 30th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 89th day of 2013 and the 11th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1867, United States Secretary of State William H. Seward completed the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million.

In 1870, the U.S. Congress readmitted Texas to the Union.

In 1964, the TV quiz show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC with host Art Fleming.

In 1981, President Reagan was shot in the chest in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Francisco Goya (1746-1828), painter; Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), painter; John Astin (1930- ), actor; Warren Beatty (1937- ), actor/director; Eric Clapton (1945- ), musician/songwriter; Paul Reiser (1957- ), actor/comedian; Piers Morgan (1965- ), TV personality; Celine Dion (1968- ), singer; Secretariat (1970-1989), racehorse; Norah Jones (1979- ), singer/musician.

TODAY'S FACT: The purchase of Alaska, initially ridiculed by some in Congress and in the press as "Seward's Folly" and "Seward's Icebox," added 663,267 square miles to the United States for less than $11 per square mile.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the Senior PGA Tour (since renamed the Champions Tour).

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption." -- Paul Reiser

TODAY'S NUMBER: 204.8 million -- barrels of crude oil produced by Alaska in 2011.

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

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for March 29, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
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Andrews McMeel Almanac | March 29th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 88th day of 2013 and the 10th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1867, the Dominion of Canada was established.

In 1951, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.

In 1973, the last U.S. troops left South Vietnam, bringing an end to direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.

In 1999, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 10,000 (10,006.78) for the first time.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Denton True "Cy" Young (1867-1955), baseball player; Sam Walton (1918-1992), Wal-Mart founder; Eric Idle (1943- ), actor/comedian; Walt Frazier (1945- ), basketball player; Earl Campbell (1955- ), football player; Amy Sedaris (1961- ), actress; Elle Macpherson (1963- ), supermodel/actress; John Popper (1967- ), musician; Robert Gibbs (1971- ), political adviser; Lara Logan (1971- ), journalist.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1999, Wayne Gretzky (then of the New York Rangers) scored his last professional goal, bringing his career total to an NHL-record 894.

TODAY'S FACT: Wal-Mart is the world's largest private employer, with more than 2 million employees.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America -- not on the battlefields of Vietnam." -- Marshall McLuhan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 27 -- amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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

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