Today is Saturday, March 15, the 74th day of 2025 with 291 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, in 1767; actor Joe E. Ross in 1914; musician Harry James in 1916; astronaut Alan Bean in 1932; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1933; actor Judd Hirsch in 1935 (age 90); televangelist Jimmy Swaggart in 1935 (age 90); musician Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) in 1940 (age 85); musician Mike Love (Beach Boys) in 1941 (age 84); musician Sly Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) in 1943 (age 82); filmmaker David Cronenberg in 1943 (age 82); musician Ry Cooder (Buena Vista Social Club) in 1947 (age 78); actor Frances Conroy in 1953 (age 72); musician Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) in 1955 (age 70); actor Park Overall in 1957 (age 68); Sam Matekane, prime minister of Lesotho, in 1958 (age 67); Wavel Ramkalawan, president of Seychelles, in 1961 (age 64); model Fabio in 1959 (age 66); musician Sananda Maitreya (Touch) in 1962 (age 63); musician Bret Michaels (Poison) in 1963 (age 62); musician/TV personality Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) in 1968 (age 57); actor Kim Raver in 1969 (age 56); musician Mark Hoppus (Blink-182) in 1972 (age 53); musician Matt Thomas (Parmalee) in 1974 (age 51); actor Eva Longoria in 1975 (age 50); musician will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) in 1975 (age 50); musician Joseph Hahn (Linkin Park) in 1977 (age 48); actor Brian Tee in 1977 (age 48); competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi in 1978 (age 47); actor Sean Biggerstaff in 1983 (age 42); actor Kellan Lutz in 1985 (age 40); actor Jai Courtney in 1986 (age 39); actor Brandon Sklenar in 1990 (age 35).
On this date in history:
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In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus and others in Rome. A gold coin commemorating his assassination minted two years after his death was sold at auction in 2020 for $3.5 million.
In 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise between the North and South, Maine was admitted into the Union as the 23rd state. It had been administered as a province of Massachusetts since 1647.
In 1916, U.S. Army General John "Black Jack" Pershing led an expedition into Mexico to capture revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, who had staged several cross-border raids. The two-year expedition was unsuccessful.
In 1917, Czar Nicholas abdicated as ruler of Russia amid the February Revolution.
In 1939, German troops, occupying the Czech provinces in the name of Adolf Hitler, entered Prague in triumph to the hisses and catcalls of the people, who sang the Czech national anthem.
In 1965, in response to the violence witnessed in Selma, Ala., President Lyndon Johnson, in an address to Congress, proclaims that "We shall overcome," calling for voting rights for all.
In 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected the first, and only, president of the Soviet Union.
In 1991, a grand jury indicted four Los Angeles police officers on felony assault charges for the beating of Rodney King. The officers' acquittals in 1992 sparked violent riots in the city.
In 2007, Palestinian leaders of Hamas and Fatah agreed to a coalition government but their platform didn't recognize Israel or renounce violence.
In 2011, protesters marched on the Syrian capital of Damascus calling for democratic reforms. Syrian security forces opened fire on the demonstrations. The uprisings, which spread across the country, were met with force, and by the end of May, more than 1,000 people had been killed by security forces.
In 2019, a gunman opened fire at two New Zealand mosques, killing 51 people, while live streaming.
In 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Deb Haaland as secretary of the Interior Department, making her the first Native American to serve in a presidential Cabinet.
In 2024, former Vice President Mike Pence said he would not endorse Donald Trump for president. Trump ended up winning the 2024 election, picking J.D. Vance as his running mate.
A thought for the day: "The world is full of riddles that only the dead can answer." -- Nigerian writer Ben Okri
