Today is Monday, March 24, the 84th day of 2008. There are 282 days left in the year.
1721 _ Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts
1898 _ First automobile sold
1924 _ Greece becomes a republic
1934 _ U.S. declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945
1945 _ General Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany
1949 _ 21st Academy Awards: ``Hamlet", Laurence Olivier & Jane Wyman win
1955 _ Tennessee Williams, ``Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens on Broadway for 694 performances
1958 _ Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761)
1996 _ Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament
1997 _ Australian parliament overturns world's first and only euthanasia law