Lottery numbers

Wednesday’s Wash. Daily Game: 0-9-9

Wed. Lotto: 2-15-20-23-27-37.

No winner. Next jackpot: $7.7 million.

Wednesday’s Keno: 2-4-5-8-12-14- 25-30-31-33-40-45-46-55-59-69- 72-73-79-80

Wed.Hit 5: 6-17-18-25-27.

No winner. Next jackpot: $170,000.

Wed. Powerball:

28-35-40-47-53.

Power Ball: 30.

Wed. Wild Card: 8-13-15-28-31.

Wild Card: J¢¾.

Wed. Montana Cash: 11-12-14-23-35.

Today in history

1775: Benjamin Franklin became postmaster-general.

1947: President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the CIA and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

1956: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.

1971: Apollo 15 was launched.

2001: The Republican-led House voted 295-132 to create an enormous Homeland Security Department.