Lottery numbers
Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 1-8-5.
Friday’s Wash. Keno: 1-5-6-8-10-11- 22-32-40-46-48-51-54-61-63-64- 65-66-71-72.
Fri. Mega Millions: 5-15-18-23-46.
Mega Ball: 14.
Today in history
1803: The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
1944: During World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, 2 1/2 years after he had said, “I shall return.”
1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration within the American motion picture industry.
1973: In the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre,” special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was dismissed and Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus resigned.