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