THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

Today is Thursday, March 6, the 65th day of 2014. There are 300 days left in the year.

1521 ― Magellan discovers Guam

1853 ― Giuseppe Verdi’s Opera “La Traviata” premieres in Venice

1899 ― “Aspirin” patented by Felix Hoffmann

1921 ― Police in Sunbury, Pa., issue an edict requiring women to wear skirts at least four inches below the knee

1955 ― Dutch premiere of Samuel Becketts' “Waiting for Godot”

1964 ― Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali

1964 ― Liz Taylor’s third divorce (Eddie Fisher)

1970 ― Beatles release “Let it Be” in U.K.

1972 ― Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner

1981 ― Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of “The CBS Evening News”