JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://static.jquery.com/ui/css/demo-docs-theme/ui.theme.css">
<p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker"></p>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    var todays_date = new Date();
    $("#datepicker").datepicker().datepicker( 'setDate', todays_date );
});