Today is the 74th day of 2023 and the 85th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 44 B.C.E., Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.

In 1820, Maine was admitted as the 23rd U.S. state.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson sent 4,800 U.S. troops into Mexico to capture revolutionary Pancho Villa.

In 1985, the computer manufacturing company Symbolics registered the first internet domain name.

In 2011, security forces opened fire on protesters in Damascus, marking the beginning of the Syrian Civil War.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh U.S. president; Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), U.S. Supreme Court justice; Judd Hirsch (1935- ), actor; Phil Lesh (1940- ), musician; Sly Stone (1943- ), singer-songwriter; Bobby Bonds (19462003), baseball player; Dee Snider (1955- ), singer-songwriter; Bret Michaels (1963- ), singer-songwriter; Mike Tomlin (1972- ), football coach; Eva Longoria (1975- ), actress; will.i.am (1975- ), rapper/ record producer; Jai Courtney (1986- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: The salary of the chief justice of the United States was $4,000 in 1789. Chief Justice John Roberts’ salary is currently $298,500.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1962, the NBA’s Wilt Chamberlain became the first and only player to score over 4,000 points in a single season.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Music is my therapy and my straitjacket. Music keeps me sane and keeps my mind on something. It’s fragile up there.” -- will.i.am TODAY’S NUMBER: 2 Ranking of “The Godfather,” which opened on this day in 1972, on the 10th anniversary edition of the American Film Institute’s “100 Years ... 100 Movies” list of the greatest American movies of all time. Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” ranked No. 1.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (March 14) and new moon (March 21).