ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
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Today is the 73rd day of 2025 and the 84th day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1794, inventor Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.
In 1900, the Gold Standard Act was signed into law by President William McKinley.
In 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation instituted the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.
In 1990, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the first (and last) president of the Soviet Union.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), composer; Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844-1881), poet; Albert Einstein (1879-1955), physicist/Nobel Prize winner; Lee Petty (1914-2000), race car driver; Hank Ketcham (1920-2001), cartoonist; Diane Arbus (1923-1971), photographer; Michael Caine (1933- ), actor; Quincy Jones (1933-2024), record producer; Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022), filmmaker; Billy Crystal (1948- ), actor/comedian; Grace Park (1974- ), actress; Jamie Bell (1986- ), actor; Stephen Curry (1988- ), basketball player; Ansel Elgort (1994- ), actor; Simone Biles (1997- ), gymnast.
TODAY'S FACT: Of the 534 fugitives (as of February 2025) who have been on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list since its inception in 1950, only 11 have been women.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1967, the AFL and NFL held their first common draft of college football players. The Baltimore Colts selected defensive end Bubba Smith of Michigan State with the first pick.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Do something special on your birthday. Whatever you do, celebrate the fact that you’re here, and that people love you and you love them. We only do this once." -- Billy Crystal, "Still Foolin' 'Em"
TODAY'S NUMBER: 80 -- number of Grammy nominations for producer Quincy Jones. Only Beyonce (99), Jay-Z (88) and Paul McCartney (84) have more.
TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (March 13) and last quarter moon (March 22).