TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008

Today is Tuesday, March 18, the 78th day of 2008. There are 288 days left in the year.

0731 _ St. Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1902 _ Enrico Caruso becomes first well-known performer to make a record

1944 _ Nazi Germany occupies Hungary

1945 _ 1,250 U.S. bombers attacks Berlin

1962 _ Algerian War ends after seven years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees

1966 _ General Suharto forms government in Indonesia

1967 _ Beatles' ``Penny Lane" single goes No. 1

1972 _ People's Rebublic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China

1977 _ Vietnam hands over MIA to U.S.

1995 _ Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17-month NBA retirement