WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

Today is Wednesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2014. There are 301 days left in the year.

1558 ― Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes

1616 ― Copernicus’ “de Revolutionibus” placed on Catholic Forbidden index

1623 ― First American temperance law enacted, Virginia

1868 ― Stapler patented in England by C. H. Gould

1933 ― FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday

1933 ― Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9 percent-17.2M votes)

1943 ― Anti fascist strikes in Italy

1946 ― Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” speech (Fulton, Mo.)

1953 ― Josef Stalin’s death announced

1956 ― “King Kong” first televised