THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2019. There are 282 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION 1989: The supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil.

IN THE WORLD

1944: In occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that killed 32 German soldiers.

1995: After 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1999: NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the first time in its 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country.

2015: Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-yearold co-pilot.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Actor William Smith is 86. Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is 80. Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 68. Comedian Louie Anderson is 66. Actor Jim Parsons is 46. Actress Alyson Hannigan is 45. Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 43. Actress Amanda Brugel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) is 42. Actress Jessica Chastain is 42. ●●●