ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 15th day of 2024 and the 26th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1759, the British Museum opened to the public.

In 1892, Dr. James Naismith published his original 13 rules of "basket ball" in the Springfield College school newspaper.

In 1943, the Pentagon was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

In 2001, the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.org was launched.

In 2009, a US Airways flight, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, made an emergency landing in the Hudson River.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Edward Teller (1908-2003), physicist; Gene Krupa (1909-1973), jazz drummer; Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998), actor; Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), Egyptian president; Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), civil rights leader; Ronnie Van Zant (1948-1977), singer-songwriter; Mario Van Peebles (1957- ), actor/director; Bernard Hopkins (1965- ), boxer; Regina King (1971- ), actress/director; Drew Brees (1979- ), football player; Pitbull (1981- ), rapper; Skrillex (1988- ), musician.

TODAY'S FACT: The Pentagon is the world's second-largest office building by floor area, with 3.7 million square feet of dedicated office space.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1967, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first Super Bowl.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

TODAY'S NUMBER: 7.1 million -- square feet of floor space in the Surat Diamond Bourse in India (opened in 2023), making it the largest office building in the world.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Jan. 11) and first quarter moon (Jan. 17).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 14th day of 2024 and the 25th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1784, the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.

In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle met in Casablanca, Morocco.

In 1952, the morning news program "Today" debuted on NBC.

In 1954, New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe were married in San Francisco.

In 2010, Yemen declared open war on al-Qaida.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), American soldier/traitor; Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), theologian/physician; Hal Roach (1892-1992), film and TV producer; John Dos Passos (1896-1970), author; Andy Rooney (1919-2011), writer/TV commentator; Faye Dunaway (1941- ), actress; Shannon Lucid (1943- ), astronaut; Lawrence Kasdan (1949- ), filmmaker; Steven Soderbergh (1963- ), filmmaker; Shepard Smith (1964- ), TV journalist; LL Cool J (1968- ), rapper/actor; Jason Bateman (1969- ), actor; Dave Grohl (1969- ), singer-songwriter; Grant Gustin (1990- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1943 meeting in Casablanca marked the first time a U.S. president traveled by airplane while in office and the first time a president left the country's soil during wartime.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1973, the undefeated Miami Dolphins completed the only perfect season in NFL history, defeating the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "That's one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they'll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons." -- Dave Grohl

TODAY'S NUMBER: 37 million -- estimated population of Morocco in 2023.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Jan. 11) and first quarter moon (Jan. 17).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 13th day of 2024 and the 24th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1898, French writer Emile Zola's editorial "J'accuse" was printed in the newspaper L'Aurore, exposing the military cover-up known as the Dreyfus Affair.

In 1910, a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City became the first public radio broadcast.

In 1942, the Allies announced they would prosecute war criminals after World War II.

In 1990, Virginian L. Douglas Wilder became the first elected African American governor in the U.S.

In 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground and partially sank off the coast of Italy, killing 32 people.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Horatio Alger (1832-1899), author; Sophie Tucker (1884-1966), singer; Robert Stack (1919-2003), actor; Gwen Verdon (1925-2000), dancer/actress; Charles Nelson Reilly (1931-2007), actor; Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961- ), actress; Patrick Dempsey (1966- ), actor; Shonda Rhimes (1970- ), actress/producer; Orlando Bloom (1977- ), actor; Nate Silver (1978- ), statistician; Liam Hemsworth (1990- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Emile Zola is buried in the Pantheon necropolis in Paris, along with Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Marie Curie, Louis Braille and other French luminaries.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1999, Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan retired from the NBA for the second time. He would return to the NBA for a third and final stint in 2001.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life." -- Julia Louis-Dreyfus

TODAY'S NUMBER: 21 -- Nazi leaders who were tried at Nuremberg for war crimes following World War II.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Jan. 11) and first quarter moon (Jan. 17).