ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
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Today is the 137th day of 2024 and the 59th day of spring.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial by one vote.
In 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented.
In 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising officially ended as German forces destroyed the Great Synagogue of Warsaw.
In 1966, the Beach Boys released their seminal record, "Pet Sounds."
In 1997, President Mobutu Sese Seko relinquished power after 32 years of dictatorial rule in Zaire.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Henry Fonda (1905-1982), actor; Studs Terkel (1912-2008), author/journalist; Liberace (1919-1987), singer/pianist; Billy Martin (1928-1989), baseball player/manager; Danny Trejo (1944- ), actor; Pierce Brosnan (1953- ), actor; Olga Korbut (1955- ), gymnast; Mare Winningham (1959- ), actress; Janet Jackson (1966- ), singer-songwriter; David Boreanaz (1969- ), actor; Megan Fox (1986- ), actress.
TODAY'S FACT: The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" ranked No. 2 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, released in 2003 and last revised in 2020. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart the year of its release.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1980, Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson, filling in for injured center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, scored 42 points in Game 6 to clinch an NBA World Championship Series title.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "'Curiosity never killed this cat' -- that's what I'd like as my epitaph." -- Studs Terkel
TODAY'S NUMBER: 19.5 million -- viewers who watched the Academy Awards in March 2024, according to Nielsen data.
TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (May 15) and full moon (May 23).