Today is Wednesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2009. There are 281 days left in the year.
1133 _ William the Conqueror orders first Domesday Survey of England
1776 _ Continental Congress authorizes a medal for General George Washington
1821 _ Greece gains independence from Turkey (National Day)
1896 _ Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece
1957 _ Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Market)
1958 _ Sugar Ray Robinson is first boxing champion to win five times
1961 _ Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered
1965 _ West German Bondsdag extends war crimes retribution
1967 _ The Turtles' ``Happy Together" goes No. 1
1970 _ Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)