ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
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Today is the 60th day of 2025 and the 71st day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1781, the Articles of Confederation were ratified.
In 1803, the Ohio state legislature met for the first time; the event is now celebrated as the anniversary of its statehood.
In 1867, Nebraska was admitted as the 37th U.S. state.
In 2003, Pakistani counterterrorism forces captured al-Qaida operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a principal planner of the 9/11 terror attacks.
In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment for crimes committed before the age of 18 was unconstitutional.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), composer; Glenn Miller (1904-1944), bandleader; David Niven (1910-1983), actor; Harry Caray (1914-1998), sportscaster; Ralph Ellison (1914-1994), author; Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), singer-songwriter/actor/activist; Roger Daltrey (1944- ), singer-songwriter; Ron Howard (1954- ), actor/director; Zack Snyder (1966- ), filmmaker; Javier Bardem (1969- ), actor; Lupita Nyong'o (1983- ), actress; Kesha (1987- ), singer; Justin Bieber (1994- ), singer; Tyreek Hill (1994- ), football player.
TODAY'S FACT: In 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1969, New York Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle announced his retirement.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity." –- Ralph Ellison
TODAY'S NUMBER: 50 -- estimated percentage of the U.S. population that lives within 500 miles of Columbus, the state capital of Ohio.
TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Feb. 27) and first quarter moon (March 6).