Today in history: March 6
In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.”
1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1933, a national bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed at calming panicked depositors went into effect.
1964: Cassius Clay
In 1964, heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
1973: Pearl S. Buck
In 1973, Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, 80, died in Danby, Vermont.
1981: Walter Cronkite
In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.”
2002: Monica Lewinsky
In 2002, Independent Counsel Robert Ray issued his final report in which he wrote that former President Bill Clinton could have been indicted and probably would have been convicted in the scandal involving former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
2012: R. Allen Stanford
Former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford was convicted in Houston of bilking his investors out of more than $7 billion through a Ponzi scheme.
2016: Nancy Reagan
In 2016, former first lady Nancy Reagan died in Los Angeles at age 94.
2017: Donald Trump
Without fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers, one that still barred new visas for people from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily shut down America’s refugee program.
2021: Carla Wallenda
Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe’s founder, died at 85 in Sarasota, Florida.
Tensions are likely as President Joe Biden Biden speaks to Congress about the Israel-Hamas conflict in his State of the Union address, with even his top allies demanding the U.S. act to ease Palestinian suffering.
On Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers signed a measure that gives about $740 million in funding for capital investments to the Universities of Wisconsin, including funds for the new engineering building that rallied massive industry support.
The daily allowances cover expenses lawmakers accrue while in Madison on legislative business and are paid out in addition to their yearly salary of $57,408.
House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline.