SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014

Today is Saturday, March 1, the 60th day of 2014. There are 305 days left in the year.

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

1872 ― Yellowstone becomes world’s first national park

1890 ― First U.S. edition of Sherlock Holmes (“Study in Scarlet”) published

1919 ― Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin

1934 ― Henry Pu Yi crowned emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria

1940 ― 12th Academy Awards: “Gone with the Wind”, Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh win

1947 ― International Monetary Fund began operations

1961 ― President Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps

1978 ― Charlie Chaplin'’s coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery

1988 ― Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist