Today is Wednesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2009. There are 288 days left in the year.
1871 _ Communards revolt in Paris France
1899 _ Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering
1902 _ Enrico Caruso becomes first well-known performer to make a record
1922 _ British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K. Gandhi to six years for disobedience
1931 _ First electric shavers go on sale in U.S. (Schick)
1949 _ NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified
1952 _ Communist offensive in Korea
1972 _ People's Republic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, China
1992 _ Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
1995 _ Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17-month NBA retirement