MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014
Today is Monday, March 17, the 76th day of 2014. There are 289 days left in the year.
455 ― Roman Senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor
1521 ― Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
1753 ― First official St. Patrick’s Day
1804 ― Johann von Schiller's “Wilhelm Tell” premieres
1845 ― Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London
1898 ― First practical submarine first submerges, New York, N.Y. (for 1 hour 40 minutes)
1919 ― Dutch steel workers strike for 8-hour day & minimum wages
1959 ― Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
1988 ― Iran says Iraq uses poison gas
1992 ― De Klerk wins a white only referendum