ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
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Today is the 58th day of 2025 and the 69th day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1837, a group of costumed students paraded down the streets of New Orleans in celebration of Mardi Gras, creating the city's trademark festival.
In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting presidents to two terms.
In 1973, Native American activists and members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, beginning a 71-day standoff with federal marshals.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), poet; Hugo Black (1886-1971), U.S. Supreme Court justice; Marian Anderson (1897-1993), singer; John Steinbeck (1902-1968), author/Nobel laureate; Joanne Woodward (1930- ), actress; Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), actress; Ralph Nader (1934- ), consumer activist; James Worthy (1961- ), basketball player; Donal Logue (1966- ), actor; Tony Gonzalez (1976- ), football player; Chelsea Clinton (1980- ), writer/philanthropist; Josh Groban (1981- ), singer-songwriter/actor; Kate Mara (1983- ), actress.
TODAY'S FACT: In a letter dated May 27, 1936, John Steinbeck informed his editor that his Irish setter pup, Toby, had "made confetti of about half" of his manuscript for "Of Mice and Men." Steinbeck finished the book a few months later.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1992, 16-year-old Tiger Woods competed in the Nissan Los Angeles Open, becoming the youngest participant in a PGA event in more than 30 years.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity." -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
TODAY'S NUMBER: 1,325 -- receptions made by Tony Gonzalez in his 17-year NFL career. His career receptions are first all-time among tight ends and third among all players; only wide receivers Jerry Rice (1,549) and Larry Fitzgerald (1,432) have more.
TODAY'S MOON: New moon (Feb. 27).