Lottery numbers

Friday’s Washington Daily Game:

4-2-7

Friday’s Keno: 3-7-9-15-17-24- 36-37-38-47-49-53-59-61-62-64- 65-67-78-79

Fri. Mega Millions: 14-19-27-34-48

Mega Ball: 3

Today in history

1565: Spain established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Fla.

1900: Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000.

1930: The comic strip “Blondie,” created by Chic Young, was first published.

1941: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad by the Germans began in World War II.

1974: President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to ex-Pres. Nixon.

2002: The government reported that violent crime rate had dropped by 10 percent the previous year, reaching lowest level since 1973.