TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010

Today is Tuesday, March 2, the 61st day of 2010. There are 304 days left in the year.

1807 _ Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808

1855 _ Aleksandr Romanov becomes tsar of Russia

1874 _ Baseball batter's box is officially adopted

1923 _ Time magazine debuts

1925 _ Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage

1933 _ ``King Kong" premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy NYC

1946 _ Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam

1962 _ Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game

1965 _ ``Sound Of Music" opens

1969 _ Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)