TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013

Today is Tuesday, March 12, the 71st day of 2013. There are 294 days left in the year.

1365 ― University of Vienna founded

1587 ― English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower

1737 ― Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy

1917 ― Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets

1930 ― Mohandas Gandhi begins 200-mile (321-km) march protesting British salt tax

1947 ― President Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism

1951 ― Communist troops driven out of Seoul

1969 ― 11th Grammy Awards: “Mrs. Robinson,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” win

1977 ― Egypt’s Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel

1987 ― “Les Miserables” opens at Broadway/Imperial NYC for 4,000-plus performances