THURSDAY, March 14, 2024

1558-Ferdinand I appointed Holy Roman emperor

1843-Boston conducts its first town meeting (Faneuil Hall)

1939-Nazi Germany dissolves Republic of Czechoslovakia

1953-Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Communist Party

1965-Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany

1971-South Vietnamese troops flee Laos

1983-OPEC cut oil prices for the first time in 23 years

1990-Mikhail S. Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress

1992-Soviet newspaper "Pravda" suspends publication

1993-3,000th performance of "Nunsense"

1997-Iranian military plane crashes, killing 80

1997-Olympics gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award

1997-President Clinton trips & tears up his knee requiring surgery