Today’s highlight:

On March 26, 2010, the U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals’ warhead arsenals by nearly one-third.

On this date

1962: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gave federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts.

1979: A peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witnessed by President Jimmy Carter at the White House.

1982: Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Washington, D.C., for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

1997: The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate techno-religious cult who committed suicide were found inside a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

2020: The U.S. surpassed official Chinese government numbers to become the country with the most reported coronavirus infections.

2022: President Joe Biden said in Poland that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” dramatically escalating the rhetoric against the Russian leader after his brutal invasion of Ukraine. The White House attempted to clarify soon after that he was not calling for a new government in Russia.

Today’s birthdays

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is 93. Actor Alan Arkin is 89. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is 88. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 83. Author Erica Jong is 81. Journalist Bob Woodward is 80. Singer Diana Ross is 79. Rock singer Steven Tyler is 75. Singer and TV personality Vicki Lawrence is 74. Comedian Martin Short is 73. TV personality Leeza Gibbons is 66. Actor Jennifer Grey is 63. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen is 63. Country singer Kenny Chesney is 55. Actor Keira Knightley is 38. Rapper J-Kwon is 37. Actor Carly Chaikin is 33.