Today is the 103rd day of 2023 and the 25th day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City.

In 1941, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a five-year nonaggression pact.

In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actor, for his performance in “Lilies of the Field.”

In 1970, an oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, crippling the spacecraft, which was on its way to the moon.

In 2005, Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty to four bombings between 1996 and 1998, including a blast at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Thomas Jefferson (17431826), third U.S. president; Samuel Beckett (19061989), playwright; Eudora Welty (1909-2001), author; Howard Keel (1919-2004), actor/singer; Seamus Heaney (1939-2013), poet/playwright; Paul Sorvino (1939-2022), actor; Al Green (1946- ), singer- songwriter; Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011),

TODAY’S FACT: The first African American and first person of color to win the Academy Award for best actress was Halle Berry, for the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball.”

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1997, Tiger Woods became the first African American and the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament,

TODAY’S QUOTE: “That is one of the many reasons why I avoid speaking as much as possible. For I always say either too much or too little, which is a terrible thing for a man with a passion for truth like mine.” -- Samuel Beckett, “Molloy” TODAY’S NUMBER: 24 -- days George Frideric Handel worked to complete the music for “Messiah.” The oratorio was performed for the first time in Dublin on this day in 1742.

TODAY’S MOON: Last quarter moon (April 13).