THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012

Today is Thursday, March 1, the 61st day of 2012. There are 305 days left in the year.

1 B.C. ― Start of revised Julian calendar in Rome

293 ― Roman emperor Maximianus introduces tetrarchy

1260 ― Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquerors Damascus

1872 ― Yellowstone becomes world's first national park

1912 ― Albert Berry makes first parachute jump from an airplane

1919 ― Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin

1933 ― Bank holidays declared in six states, to prevent run on banks

1934 ― Henry Pu Yi crowned emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria

1940 ― 12th Academy Awards: ``Gone with the Wind," Robert Donat & Vivien Leigh win

1947 ― International Monetary Fund began operations