By The Associated Press
           - Today is Wednesday, March 31, the 90th day of 1999. There are 275
             days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.

           - On March 31, 1949, Newfoundland entered confederation as Canada's
             10th province.
           - In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict
             expelling those Jews unwilling to convert to Christianity.
           - In 1889, French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel unfurled the
             French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its
             completion.
           - In 1917, the U.S. took possession of the Virgin Islands from
             Denmark.
           - In 1923, the first U.S. dance marathon, held in New York City, ended
             with Alma Cummings setting a world record of 27 hours on her feet.
           - In 1933, Congress authorized the Civilian Conservation Corps.
           - In 1943, Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Oklahoma!" opened on
             Broadway.
           - In 1945, the Tennessee Williams play "The Glass Menagerie" opened on
             Broadway.
           - In 1968, President Johnson stunned the country by announcing he
             would not run for another term of office.
           - In 1976, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that coma patient Karen
             Anne Quinlan could be disconnected from her respirator.
           - In 1986, 167 people died when a Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashed
             in a remote mountainous region of Mexico.
           - In 1995, Mexican-American singer Selena, 23, was shot to death in
             Corpus Christi, Texas, by the founder of her fan club.
           - Ten years ago: The FBI announced it would conduct a criminal
             investigation into the massive oil spill in Alaska's Prince William
             Sound.
           - Five years ago: The PLO and Israel agreed to resume talks on
             Palestinian autonomy, more than a month after the Hebron mosque
             massacre.
           - One year ago: For the first time in history, the Clinton
             administration released a detailed financial statement for the
             federal government showing its assets and liabilities. The U.N.
             Security Council imposed a new arms embargo on Yugoslavia to
             pressure the Serbs into concessions concerning ethnic Albanians in
             Kosovo. Former New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug died at age 77.

           *Happy Birthday*
           - Actor William Daniels is 72.
           - Hockey Hall-of-Famer Gordie Howe is 71.
           - Actress Shirley Jones is 65.
           - Country singer-songwriter John D. Loudermilk is 65.
           - Actor Richard Chamberlain is 64.
           - Musician Herb Alpert is 64.
           - Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) is 59.
           - Actor Christopher Walken is 56.
           - Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 54.
           - Vice President Al Gore is 51.
           - Actress Rhea Perlman is 51.
           - Actor Ed Marinaro is 49.
           - Actor Marc McClure is 42.
           - Actor Ewan McGregor is 28.