By The Associated Press Today is Friday, March 15, the 75th day of 2024. There are 291 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. On this date: In ...
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 14, the 75th day of 2024. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was born in Ulm, Germany. On ...
By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, March 13, the 74th day of 2024. There are 293 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 13, 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the name Francis. he was the first pontiff from the Americas and the ...
By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, March 12, the 72nd day of 2024. There are 294 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 12, 1955, legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker died in New York at age 34. On this date: In 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. ...
By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 9, the 69th day of 2024. There are 297 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 9, 1997, rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) was killed in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at age ...
By The Associated Press Today is Friday, March 8, the 68th day of 2024. There are 298 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 8, 1971, in the first of three fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Frazier defeated Ali by decision in what was billed as “The ...