Lottery numbers

Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 1-3-5.

Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 2-7-10- 19-21-28-42-44-46-51-52-53- 54-59-64-69-70-71-77-79.

Tues. Mega Millions: 35-36-40-42-52.

Mega Ball: 45.

Today in history

1792: The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.

1897: The New York Sun ran its famous editorial that declared, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”

1937: “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published.

1938: A hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing widespread damage and claiming more than 600 lives.

1949: The People’s Republic of China was proclaimed by its Communist leaders.

1981: The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.