ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
Today is the 114th day of 2024 and the 36th day of spring.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston.
In 1908, Congress passed a bill establishing the modern-day U.S. Army Reserve.
In 1968, students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University in New York City began occupying campus buildings.
In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan received the death penalty for assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. His sentence was reduced to life imprisonment in 1972.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th U.S. president; Max Planck (1858-1947), physicist; Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014), actress/diplomat; Roy Orbison (1936-1988), singer-songwriter; Lee Majors (1939- ), actor; Sandra Dee (1942-2005), actress; Tony Atlas (1954- ), wrestler/bodybuilder; Michael Moore (1954- ), filmmaker; George Lopez (1961- ), comedian/TV personality; John Cena (1977- ), wrestler/actor; John Oliver (1977- ), actor/comedian; Dev Patel (1990- ), actor.
TODAY'S FACT: More than 500 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.com every minute. The first video on the site, a 19-second clip entitled "Me at the Zoo," was uploaded on this day in 2005.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1954, Milwaukee Braves rookie Hank Aaron hit his first major-league home run.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Here in America, people come out to see what they've known you to do. In England, it's like everyone comes out to tell you exactly how well they think you're doing." -- John Oliver
TODAY'S NUMBER: 79 -- days that "New Coke," introduced on this day in 1985, was on the market before Coca-Cola reintroduced the soft drink's original formula, under the name "Coca-Cola Classic."
TODAY'S MOON: Full moon (April 23).