MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011

Today is Monday, March 21, the 80th day of 2011. There are 285 days left in the year.

1697 ― Czar Peter the Great begins tour through Western Europe

1804 ― French Civil Code of Napoleon adopted

1927 ― Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee

1935 ― Persia officially renamed Iran

1944 ― General Eisenhower postpones Southern France invasion until after Normandy

1961 ― Beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club

1975 ― Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3,000 years

1979 ― Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel

1983 ― Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled

1984 ― Soviet sub crashes into USS aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off Japan