Today is Tuesday, March 25, the 85th day of 2008. There are 281 days left in the year.
0031 _ First Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus
0421 _ Friday at 12 Prime Minister: city of Venice founded
1896 _ Modern Olympics begin in Athens, Greece
1951 _ 5th Tony Awards: Guys & Dolls and Rose Tattoo win
1954 _ 26th Academy Awards: ``From Here to Eternity," William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win
1960 _ DH Lawrence' ``Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (New York, NY)
1965 _ Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Al.
1967 _ Who and Cream make U.S. debut at Murray the K's Easter Show
1970 _ Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)
1982 _ Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL to score 200 points in a season