On March 15, 44 B.C., on the "ides of March," Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, who feared Caesar was working to establish a monarchy.

On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths.

On March 15, 44 B.C., on the "ides of March," Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, who feared Caesar was working to establish a monarchy.

President Donald Trump will pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. That's according to a person familiar with his plans who was not authorized to speak publicly. Trump already commuted Blagojevich's 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. The person says the Republican president planned to sign the pardon on Monday afternoon. Blagojevich is a Democrat who appeared on Trump's reality TV show "Celebrity Apprentice." Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Blagojevich served eight years before Trump cut short his term.

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Today's Highlight in History: On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm; the initial official death toll from the storm was placed at 390, although a variety of state, federal and local sources have estimated the number of fatalities at between 400 and 600.