ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
Today is the 90th day of 2024 and the 12th day of spring.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1855, "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas during the territory's election, forcing the election of a pro-slavery legislature.
In 1867, U.S. 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 Ronald 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- ), singer-songwriter/musician; Paul Reiser (1956- ), actor/comedian; Piers Morgan (1965- ), TV personality; Celine Dion (1968- ), singer-songwriter; Secretariat (1970-1989), racehorse; Norah Jones (1979- ), singer-songwriter/musician; Richard Sherman (1988- ), football player; Chris Sale (1989- ), baseball player.
TODAY'S FACT: The purchase of Alaska added over 586,000 square miles to the United States for less than two cents per acre.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Jack Nicklaus made his debut on the Senior PGA Tour (since renamed the PGA Tour Champions).
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands." -- Norah Jones
TODAY'S NUMBER: $1,075,500 -- final sale price of a pristine copy of "Detective Comics" No. 27, featuring the first full appearance of Batman, at a 2010 auction. The comic book was released (with a cover price of 10 cents) on this day in 1939.
TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (March 25) and last quarter moon (April 1).