ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
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Today is the 70th day of 2025 and the 81st day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1861, delegates from seven states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.
In 1888, the "Great Blizzard of '88" struck the Northeastern United States, killing more than 400 people.
In 2004, over 190 people were killed when terrorist bombs exploded on rush-hour commuter trains in Madrid.
In 2011, a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck Japan, killing nearly 16,000 people and causing meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
In 2020, the World Health Organization officially announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Lawrence Welk (1903-1992), bandleader; Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990), civil rights leader; Rupert Murdoch (1931- ), business leader; Sam Donaldson (1934- ), TV journalist; Antonin Scalia (1936-2016), U.S. Supreme Court justice; Douglas Adams (1952-2001), author; Peter Berg (1964- ), actor/filmmaker; Terrence Howard (1969- ), actor; Johnny Knoxville (1971- ), actor; Anthony Davis (1993- ), basketball player.
TODAY'S FACT: According to Forbes, News Corp. Chairman Emeritis Rupert Murdoch's net worth was $23.4 billion as of late February 2025.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1979, Randy Holt of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings was penalized nine times for a record total of 67 minutes.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"
TODAY'S NUMBER: $50 billion -- aid extended to nearly 40 countries in the form of funds and military goods under the Lend-Lease Act, which was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on this day in 1941.
TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (March 6) and full moon (March 13).