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[March 16, 2010]

The Almanac -- weekly

(UPI Newswrap Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Today is Monday, March 22, the 81st day of 2010 with 284 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter. The evening stars are Venus, Mars, Mercury and Saturn.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck in 1599; author Louis L'Amour in 1908; actors Chico Marx in 1887, Karl Malden in 1912 and Werner Klemperer ("Hogan's Heroes") in 1920; French mime Marcel Marceau in 1923; composer Stephen Sondheim and televangelist Pat Robertson, both in 1930 (age 80); actors William Shatner in 1931 (age 79) and M. Emmet Walsh in 1935 (age 75); newspaper executive Allen Neuharth in 1924 (age 86); U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, in 1934 (age 76); singer George Benson in 1943 (age 67); British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and television journalist Wolf Blitzer, both in 1948 (age 62); sportscaster Bob Costas in 1952 (age 58); actors Lena Olin in 1955 (age 55); Matthew Modine in 1959 (age 51) and Reese Witherspoon in 1976 (age 34); and Canadian skater Elvis Stojko in 1972 (age 38).

On this date in history:In 1791, The U.S. Congress enacted legislation forbidding slave trading with foreign nations.

In 1941, the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River began producing electric power for the Pacific Northwest.

In 1945, representatives from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen met in Cairo to establish the Arab League.

In 1968, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson recalled U.S. Army Gen. William Westmoreland as commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam and made him Army chief of staff. Gen. Creighton Abrams took over in Saigon.

In 1974, the U.S. Senate passed and sent to the states for ratification the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a measure popularly known as the Equal Rights Amendment. However, the required number of states failed to ratify it before the deadline.

In 1987, Chad troops drove Libyan forces from a key airstrip in northern Chad, apparently ending Moammar Gadhafi's seven-year occupation. The Libyans abandoned $500 million worth of Soviet-made tanks and airplanes.

In 1992, 27 people were killed when a USAir plane bound for Cleveland skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during a snowstorm and landed in the bay.

In 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth -- about 122 million miles.

In 2000, Pope John Paul II visited a Palestinian refugee camp and declared the conditions there to be "degrading." In 2003, as the war in Iraq gained momentum, a U.S. Army maintenance convoy made a wrong turn and was ambushed. Eleven soldiers were killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.

In 2004, the founder and spiritual leader of the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, Ahmed Yassin, was killed in an Israeli missile strike in the Gaza Strip.

In 2005, North Korea's government-controlled news agency claimed the country beefed up its nuclear weapons arsenal to counter U.S. security threats.

In 2006, troubled General Motors, in a reported deal with the United Auto Workers Union, said it would offer buyout and early retirement packages to each of its 113,000 unionized employees.

Also in 2006, Basque separatists who live mostly in Spain announced they were declaring a cease-fire and ending their long violent struggle for independence.

In 2007, violence erupted in Somalia between government forces and militia fighters one day after at least 22 people were killed. Hundreds of Mogadishu residents fled their homes.

In 2008, Yousaf Raza Gillani, former speaker of parliament, was chosen prime minister of Pakistan. And, opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou won the Taiwanese presidential election.

Also in 2008, the Bush administration bullied and threatened foreign leaders to build a show of support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Chilean diplomat Heraldo Munoz said in a new book.

In 2009, U.S. insurance giant AIG, under criticism for planning executive bonuses while accepting bailout funds to help stay in business, promised to reduce the multimillion-dollar bonus payouts by at least 30 percent.

A thought for the day: U.S. Army Gen. William Westmoreland said: "The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."Today is Tuesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2010 with 283 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus and the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Those born on this date were under the sign of Aries. They include pirate Capt. William Kidd in 1645; culinary expert Fannie Farmer in 1857; Czech writer Josef Capek in 1887; psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in 1900; actress Joan Crawford in 1905; Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in 1910; rocket scientist Wernher von Braun in 1912; Roger Bannister, the first person to run the mile in less than 4 minutes, in 1929 (age 81); land speed racing pioneer Craig Breedlove in 1937 (age 73); former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson Jr., in 1938; musicians Ric Ocasek in 1949 (age 61) and Chaka Khan in 1953 (age 57); television analyst and former NFL player Ron Jaworski in 1951 (age 59); author Kim Stanley Robinson in 1952 (age 58); actors Amanda Plummer in 1957 (age 53) and Keri Russell in 1976 (age 34); and gossip blogger Perez Hilton in 1978 (age 32).

On this date in history:In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act for taxing the American colonies, an action that became a major grievance for rebellious colonials.

In 1775, in a speech supporting the arming of the Virginia militia, Patrick Henry declared, "Give me liberty or give me death." In 1942, during World War II, Japanese-Americans were forcibly moved from their homes along the Pacific Coast to inland internment camps.

In 1965, Astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young are launched in Gemini 3, the first U.S. two-man crew in space.

In 1966, Pope Paul VI met Britain's archbishop of Canterbury at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the first meeting between the heads of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in 400 years.

In 1983, the world's first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, Barney Clark of Seattle, died in a Salt Lake City hospital.

In 1985, the United States completed the secret air evacuation of 800 Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

In 1989, Dick Clark retired from hosting the TV show "American Bandstand" after 33 years.

In 1996, Taiwan elected Lee Teng-hui in the island's first direct presidential election.

In 1998, Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired his entire Cabinet.

Also in 1998, "Titanic" won 11 Academy Awards, tying the record total won by "Ben-Hur" in 1959.

In 1999, the vice president of Peru was assassinated.

In 2001, the United States expelled 40 Russian diplomats it said were spies. The action had come in response to the arrest of FBI agent and accused Russian spy Robert Hanssen.

Also in 2001, the Russian space station Mir was brought down in the Pacific Ocean near Fiji after more than 15 years in orbit.

In 2003, a U.S. soldier was arrested after allegedly throwing grenades into the tents of three American officers in Kuwait. Two soldiers died, 12 others were wounded.

Also, nine U.S. Marines were killed in Nasiriyah where fellow Marines found 3,000 chemical warfare suits and masks at a hospital.

In 2004, a bipartisan government commission, investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, noted in a preliminary report "alarming threats" about a possible al-Qaida attack months before the assault.

Also in 2004, NASA said findings on Mars suggest an ancient sea once covered part of the planet.

In 2005, Iraqi forces attacked a training camp for suspected insurgents west of Baghdad, killing 80 gunmen in one of the largest operations to stamp out terrorism.

Also in 2005, an explosion at a BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, killed 15 workers and severely injured several others.

In 2007, eight British sailors and seven marines on a U.N. mission patrolling the Persian Gulf were seized at gunpoint by members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who accused them of being in Iranian waters. The British insisted they were in Iraqi territorial waters.

In 2008, officials said the U.S. military death toll in the Iraq war, in its sixth year, climbed to more than 4,000 with the deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad. The reported wartime wounded roster passed 29,600.

Also in 2008, a heavy mortar assault on Baghdad's Green Zone killed 62 people, most of them reported to be Iraqis.

In 2009, the Mexican government offered rewards of up to $2 million apiece for information leading to the capture of 24 drug kingpins and $1 million each for 13 of their top lieutenants.

A thought for the day: Erich Fromm wrote, "That man can destroy life is just as miraculous a feat as that he can create it, for life is the miracle, the inexplicable."Today is Wednesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2010 with 282 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus and the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include financier Andrew Mellon in 1855; magician and escape artist Harry Houdini in 1874; silent film star Fatty Arbuckle in 1887; baseball Hall of Fame member George Sisler in 1893; pioneer Disney film animator Ub Iwerks in 1901; Republican U.S. presidential candidate Thomas Dewey in 1902; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1919 (age 91); actors Norman Fell in 1924 and Steve McQueen in 1930; dress designer Bob Mackie in 1939 (age 71); fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger in 1951 (age 59); comedian Louie Anderson in 1953 (age 57); actors Robert Carradine and Donna Pescow, both in 1954 (age 56), Kelly LeBrock in 1960 (age 50); Annabella Sciorra in 1964 (age 46) and Lara Flynn Boyle in 1970 (age 40), television personality Star Jones in 1962 (age 48); and pro football star Peyton Manning in 1976 (age 34).

On this date in history:In 1603, after 44 years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England died. She was succeeded by King James VI of Scotland, uniting England and Scotland under a single British monarch.

In 1934, the United States granted the Philippine Islands its independence, effective July 4, 1946.

In 1965, white civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo of Detroit was killed on a road near Selma, Ala.

In 1975, the beaver became the official symbol of Canada.

In 1976, Argentine President Isabel Peron, wife of the late strongman ruler Juan Peron, was arrested in a military coup.

In 1989, the Exxon Valdez hit a reef in the Gulf of Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil in the largest oil tanker spill in U.S. history.

In 1991, 12 people were killed and 29 wounded when South African police fired on ANC supporters at a rally in a black township in Daveytown after ordering the crowd to disperse.

In 1993, the suspected ringleader of the first World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than 1,000 was arrested in Egypt and extradited to New York.

In 1998, four girls and a teacher at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., were killed by bullets fired from a nearby wooded area. Police arrested two boys, ages 11 and 13, in connection with the slayings.

In 1999, NATO launched attacks on targets in Yugoslavia after the Serbs refused to sign a peace agreement worked out for the future of the rebellious province of Kosovo.

Also in 1999, 39 people died when a Belgian transport truck catches fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel.

In 2003, British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons that coalition forces were well on their way to Baghdad and victory in Iraq was "certain" despite some "anxious moments" ahead.

Also in 2003, in Iraq, Saddam Hussein appeared on television appealing to Iraqis to hold firm against the U.S.-led coalition.

In 2004, the U.S. commission examining anti-terror measures said several opportunities to capture or kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden were called off.

Also in 2004, the European Commission fined software giant Microsoft $613 million for EU antitrust violations.

In 2005, the Philippine army broke a plot by Muslim extremists to detonate bombs throughout Manila on Easter.

Also in 2005, the president of Kyrgyzstan fled his palace in the face of a popular uprising. President Askar Akayev said organized crime elements were behind the widespread protests.

In 2006, the American Red Cross investigated New Orleans reports of massive losses of cash and supplies in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. The Red Cross got roughly 60 percent of the $3.6 billion Americans donated for hurricane relief.

In 2007, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to ban Iranian arms exports over the government's refusal to abandon its nuclear program. Also approved was the freezing of assets of 28 individuals and agencies involved in Iranian nuclear research.

Also in 2007, at least 41 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a string of explosions and fighting across Iraq.

In 2008, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was indicted on eight felony charges reportedly related to an affair with his former chief of staff who also was indicted.

Also in 2008, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, urged U.S. President George Bush to maintain troop levels in Iraq through 2008.

And, the remote Himalayan monarchy of Bhutan had its first parliamentary elections and attracted nearly 80 percent of its eligible voters.

In 2009, amid dire economic warnings in Eastern and Central Europe, financial turmoil was blamed for toppling governments in Turkey, the Czech Republic and Latvia.

Also in 2009, the World Trade Organization forecast a 21 percent decline in international trade for the United States for the year. Globally, the prediction was for at least a 9 percent drop.

A thought for the day: Martin Luther King Jr. said, "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."Today is Thursday, March 25, the 84th day of 2010 with 281 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus and the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include conductor Arturo Toscanini in 1867; Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum in 1867; composer Bela Bartok in 1881; film director David Lean in 1908; Jack Ruby, who killed Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, in 1911; sports commentator Howard Cosell in 1918; French actress Simone Signoret in 1921; astronaut James Lovell in 1928 (age 82); feminist writer Gloria Steinem in 1934 (age 76); singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton in 1938; singer Anita Bryant in 1940 (age 70); soul singer Aretha Franklin in 1942 (age 68); actor/director Paul Michael Glaser in 1943 (age 67); pop star Elton John in 1947 (age 63); actors Bonnie Bedelia in 1948 (age 62) and Sarah Jessica Parker in 1965 (age 45); Olympic silver medalist figure skater Debi Thomas in 1967 (age 43), and auto race driver Danica Patrick in 1982 (age 28).

On this date in history:In 1634, the first colonists to Maryland arrive at St. Clement's Island on Maryland's western shore and founded the settlement of St. Mary's.

In 1807, the English Parliament abolished the slave trade.

In 1911, 147 people died when they were trapped by a fire that swept the Triangle Shirt Waist factory in New York City.

In 1947, a mine explosion in Centralia, Ill., killed 111 men, most of them asphyxiated by gas.

In 1954, the Radio Corporation of America began commercial production of color television sets.

In 1957, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg signed a treaty in Rome establishing the European Economic Community, also known as the common market.

In 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot to death by a deranged nephew at his palace in Riyadh.

In 1990, an arson fire swept an overcrowded, illegal Bronx social club, killing 87 people in the worst mass slaying in U.S. history at the time and the deadliest New York blaze since the Triangle Shirt Waist factory disaster exactly 79 years earlier. Julio Gonzalez, 36, was charged with arson and murder.

In 1992, in a further sign of the capitalist revolution, veterans of the former Soviet KGB announced plans to sell cloak-and-dagger tales to Hollywood for movies and TV.

In 1994, the last U.S. soldiers left Mogadishu, Somalia, although a handful remained behind to protect U.S. diplomats and to provide support for U.N. peacekeepers.

In 1998, the first known physician-assisted suicide to be legal under Oregon state law was reported by the group Compassion In Dying.

In 2002, an earthquake devastated rural areas of Afghanistan. The quake, with a 6.1 magnitude, killed at least 600.

In 2006, an estimated 500,000 people protested in Los Angeles against proposed U.S. legislation that would make it a felony to be in the United States illegally.

In 2008, about 30,000 Iraqi troops and police, with U.S. and British air support, attacked Basra Shiite militants who control the city and its lucrative ports in southern Iraq.

Also in 2008, the Dalai Lama said he would resign as Tibetan spiritual leader if violent protests by his people against China continued.

In 2009, opposition leaders said only 100 white farmers remained in Zimbabwe after a radical land reform policy instituted by President Robert Mugabe. The Times of London reported Mugabe's policies resulted in 4,000 white farmers being evicted from their land by government enforcers since he moved to abolish freehold title on farms in 2007.

A thought for the day: Mahatma Gandhi said, "It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."Today is Friday, March 26, the 85th day of 2010 with 280 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus and the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Those born on this date in history are under the sign of Aries. They include poet Robert Frost in 1874; playwright Tennessee Williams in 1911; U.S. Army Gen. William Westmoreland in 1914; French composer/conductor Pierre Boulez in 1925 (age 85); former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 1930 (age 80); actors Leonard Nimoy in 1931 (age 79), Alan Arkin in 1934 (age 76) and James Caan in 1940 (age 70); author Erica Jong in 1942 (age 68); author/journalist Bob Woodward in 1943 (age 67); singers Diana Ross in 1944 (age 66) and Teddy Pendergrass in 1950; actors Vicki Lawrence in 1949 (age 61), Martin Short in 1950 (age 60), Jennifer Grey in 1960 (age 50) and Keira Knightley in 1985 (age 25); TV personality Leeza Gibbons in 1957 (age 53); rock singer Steven Tyler in 1948 (age 62); country singer Kenny Chesney in 1968 (age 42); and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in 1940 (age 70).

On this date in history:In 1830, the Book of Mormon was published.

In 1839, first Henley Royal Regatta was contested.

In 1859, astronomers reported sighting a planet in an orbit near Mercury. They named it Vulcan, now believed to have been a "rogue asteroid" making a one-time pass close to the sun.

In 1953, U.S. medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announced on a national radio show that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.

In 1971, East Pakistan achieved independence as Bangladesh.

In 1975, the city of Hue in South Vietnam fell to the North Vietnamese army.

In 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty at the White House, ending 30 years of hostilities.

In 1991, Mali's dictator was overthrown in violent overnight military coup. Fifty- nine people died.

Also in 1991, the Pakistani hijackers of a Singapore Airlines jet were killed by government commandos in Singapore. The passengers and crew members were safe.

In 1992, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison for raping a teenage beauty pageant contestant.

Also in 1992, Soviet cosmonaut Serge Krikalev, after spending 313 days in orbit aboard the Mir space station, returned to Earth a citizen of a new country, Russia. While he was in space, the Soviet Union had crumbled.

In 1997, 39 members of the Heaven's Gate religious cult were found dead in a large house in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in an apparent mass suicide.

In 1998, Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit South Africa.

In 1999, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the euthanasia advocate, was convicted of second-degree murder in an Oakland County, Mich., courtroom for the videotaped "medicide" of a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.

In 2000, acting Russian President Vladimir Putin was elected president by a more than 20 percent margin.

In 2005, the family of Terri Schiavo said no more federal appeals on behalf of the brain-damaged Florida woman were planned after a judge rejected an emergency plea to have her feeding tube reinserted. The battle had reached the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2006, reports say discovery of the bodies of 30 beheaded men in Iraq suggested death squads were becoming out of control.

Also, in 2006, Ukraine's opposition Regions Party won the parliamentary elections, with former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich returning to his post under President Viktor Yushchenko.

And, Scotland banned smoking in all public places. A BBC poll found about 21 percent of adults surveyed said they would ignore the law.

In 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush met with chairmen of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler to discuss alternative fuels. Bush wanted gasoline consumption reduced by 20 percent over the next decade.

Also in 2007, rival leaders of Northern Ireland met for the first time to work out a power-sharing government.

In 2009, Americans were reported more positive about U.S. national defense, reversing a decline in the public's confidence in military preparedness, a Gallup poll indicated.

A thought for the day: "There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have." Don Herold said that.Today is Saturday, March 27, the 86th day of 2010 with 279 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus and the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include printmaker Nathaniel Currier, of Currier and Ives, in 1813; German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, discoverer of X-rays, in 1845; schoolteacher Patty Smith Hill, who wrote the words for "Happy Birthday to You," in 1868; photographer Edward Steichen in 1879; architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1886; actor Gloria Swanson in 1899; jazz singer Sarah Vaughan in 1924; race car driver Cale Yarborough in 1939 (age 71); actors Michael York in 1942 (age 68) and Maria Schneider in 1952 (age 58); filmmaker Quentin Tarantino in 1963 (age 47); and singers Mariah Carey in 1970 (age 40) and Fergie in 1975 (age 35).

On this date in history:In 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to U.S. federal authorities.

In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev replaced Nikolai Bulganin as premier of the Soviet Union.

In 1964, the strongest earthquake -- magnitude 9.2 -- to hit North America struck Alaska, killing 117 people.

In 1977, two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided and exploded in flames on a foggy runway in the Canary Islands, killing 577 people in the worst aviation disaster in history.

In 1980, a Norwegian oil platform capsized during a storm in the North Sea, killing 123 people.

In 1990, Soviet soldiers dragged Lithuanian army deserters from a hospital in Vilnius and took over the headquarters of Lithuania's independent Communist Party in an effort to reassert Moscow's control over the dissident Baltic republic.

In 1993, Jiang Zemin appointed president of the People's Republic of China.

In 1996, an Israeli court convicted Yigal Amir of assassinating Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and sentenced him to life in prison.

In 1998, U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence.

In 2002, a suicide bomber killed 19 Israelis attending a Passover meal at a hotel in Netanya. More than 100 others were injured.

In 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush, seeking to calm concerns that the war in Iraq is proving tougher than expected after its first week, said the United States and Britain will battle Saddam Hussein's forces "however long it takes to win." Also in 2003, health officials said 1,408 people in 14 countries had been stricken with severe acute respiratory syndrome and 53 had died, including at least 34 in China.

In 2004, NASA's unmanned experimental hypersonic plane reached about 5,000 mph in a test flight -- more than seven times the speed of sound.

In 2005, ailing Pope John Paul II appeared at his apartment window before an Easter crowd in St. Peter's Square but was unable to speak. He silently blessed thousands of pilgrims who wept and cheered.

Also in 2005, about 1 million chanting demonstrators converged on Taiwan's capital to protest China's Anti-Secession Law.

In 2006, a U.S. Senate committee approved a plan designed to legalize the United States' 11 million illegal immigrants.

Also in 2006, a suicide bomber outside a police recruiting center in northern Iraq killed at least 30 people and wounded 30 others.

In 2007, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brokered a deal between Israeli and Palestinian leaders to meet twice a week to address security issues.

Also in 2007, leaders of Myanmar staged a military parade to show off their new capital city, Naypyidaw.

In 2008, violence raged around Baghdad and in southern Iraq where clashes between Iraqi security forces and rebel militia members killed at least 100 people.

In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a newly focused U.S. strategy "to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan" aided by more troops and billions more in aid. The February military death toll in Iraq was nine, lowest monthly total since the war began.

Also in 2009, at least 50 people were killed in a suicide bombing in a crowded mosque in Jamrud in the Khyber region of northwestern Pakistan.

A thought for the day: Gloria Swanson said: "Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran out of things to buy."Today is Sunday, March 28, the 87th day of 2010 with 278 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus and the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include Russian author Maxim Gorky in 1868; brewers Frederick Pabst in 1836 and August Anheuser Busch Jr. in 1899; naturalist Marlin Perkins in 1905; famed Hollywood agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar in 1907; Edmund Muskie, the 1968 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate, in 1914; child star Freddie Bartholomew in 1924; Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter administration national security adviser, in 1928 (age 82); basketball Hall of Fame member Rick Barry in 1944 (age 66); actors Dirk Bogarde in 1921, Conchata Ferrell in 1943 (age 67), Ken Howard in 1944 (age 66), Dianne Wiest in 1948 (age 62), Vince Vaughn in 1970 (age 40) and Julia Stiles in 1981 (age 29); country singer Reba McEntire in 1955 (age 55); television personality Kate Gosselin in 1975 (age 35); and singer Lady Gaga in 1986 (age 24).

On this date in history:In 1797, Nathaniel Briggs was awarded a patent for the washing machine.

In 1881, P.T. Barnum and James A. Bailey merged their circuses to form "The Greatest Show on Earth." In 1939, Madrid surrendered to the nationalist forces of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War.

In 1968, the counterculture musical "Hair" opened on Broadway.

In 1969, Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II hero and 34th president of the United States, died in Washington at age 78.

In 1979, a failure in the cooling system at the nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania caused a near meltdown. It was the worst accident at a U.S. civilian nuclear facility.

In 1991, just days before the 10th anniversary of the attempt on his life, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan endorsed a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases, reversing his earlier opposition.

In 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin survived an impeachment vote by the Congress of People's Deputies.

Also in 1993, French voters rejected the ruling Socialists and gave the conservative alliance a crushing majority in legislative elections.

In 1994, pre-election clashes between Zulu nationalists, the ANC and police claimed 53 lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In 1996, the U.S. Congress approved the presidential line-item veto.

In 2004, more than 40 people were reported killed in a series of bombings and gun battles in the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan.

In 2005, a massive earthquake jolted the western coast of Sumatra reportedly killing as many as 3,000 people and destroying hundreds of buildings.

In 2006, the U.S. Senate voted to prohibit lobbyists from giving lawmakers gifts and meals.

Also on this date, powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff, with ties to several members of Congress, drew a six-year prison sentence for fraud in Florida.

Also in 2006, the French Constitutional Council validated a hotly contested youth labor law despite a general strike that ground public life to a near halt and about 100 protests in Paris and across the nation.

In 2007, in a speech to members of the Arab League meeting in Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Abdullah called the U.S. occupation of Iraq illegal.

In 2008, North Korea fired short-range missiles off its western coast, a move the United States said wasn't illegal but a diversion from the work the nation needs to do to finish a complete declaration of its nuclear program.

In 2009, the space shuttle Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station during which the ISS was brought up to full power with the installation of its fourth set of solar wings.

A thought for the day: Seneca wrote, "What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more." Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI). Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

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