ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 17th day of 2025 and the 28th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1773, Captain James Cook and his crew became the first to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

In 1893, the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by a group of U.S.-backed businessmen.

In 1946, the United Nations Security Council held its first session.

In 1991, a United States-led coalition's planes struck targets in Kuwait and Iraq, launching the Persian Gulf War.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), statesman/inventor/author; Betty White (1922-2021), actress; Eartha Kitt (1927-2008), actress/singer; James Earl Jones (1931-2024), actor; Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), boxer/activist; Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), actor/comedian; Steve Harvey (1957- ), comedian/actor; Jim Carrey (1962- ), actor; Sebastian Junger (1962- ), journalist/author; Michelle Obama (1964- ), U.S. first lady; Kid Rock (1971- ), singer-songwriter; Zooey Deschanel (1980- ), actress; Dwyane Wade (1982- ), basketball player; Calvin Harris (1984- ), singer-songwriter/producer; Jake Paul (1997- ), YouTube personality/boxer.

TODAY'S FACT: The term "military-industrial complex" was first used by President Dwight Eisenhower during his farewell address to the nation on this day in 1961.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1971, the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V, a game so filled with errors it was nicknamed the "Blunder Bowl."

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are." –- Michelle Obama

TODAY'S NUMBER: 26 -- age at which gangster Al Capone (born on this day in 1899) became boss of the "Chicago Outfit."

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Jan. 13) and last quarter moon (Jan. 21).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 16th day of 2025 and the 27th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1920, the first meeting of the League of Nations was held in Paris.

In 1945, Adolf Hitler moved into his underground bunker in Berlin.

In 1969, the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 completed the first docking of manned spacecraft.

In 1979, the Shah of Iran fled his homeland in the wake of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

In 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first female elected head of state of an African nation when she was sworn in as president of Liberia.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ethel Merman (1908-1984), actress/singer; Dizzy Dean (1910-1974), baseball player; Dian Fossey (1932-1985), primatologist; Susan Sontag (1933-2004), author/critic; Laura Schlessinger (1947- ), radio host/author; John Carpenter (1948- ), director; Ruth Reichl (1948- ), food writer/editor; Sade (1959- ), singer-songwriter; Roy Jones Jr. (1969- ), boxer; Kate Moss (1974- ), model; Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980- ), actor/composer/playwright; Albert Pujols (1980- ), baseball player.

TODAY'S FACT: The docking of the Soyuz 4 and 5 missions in 1969 arguably created the first space station.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1961, Mickey Mantle signed a contract for an annual salary of $75,000, making him the highest-paid player in the American League.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I like the quiet it takes to pursue an idea the way I pursued 'Hamilton,' but I couldn't write a book, because there's no applause at the end of writing a book." -- Lin-Manuel Miranda

TODAY'S NUMBER: 23 -- countries that were members of the League of Nations by the time it dissolved in 1946. Forty other nations were members intermittently.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Jan. 13) and last quarter moon (Jan. 21).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 15th day of 2025 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: "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. ... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality." -- 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 full moon (Jan. 13) and last quarter moon (Jan. 21).