Today is Tuesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2010. There are 283 days left in the year.
1808 _ Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain
1858 _ Streetcar patented (Eleazer A. Gardner of Philadelphia)
1903 _ Wright brothers obtain airplane patent
1919 _ Moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms
1956 _ Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day)
1972 _ Evil Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars
1976 _ International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratify)
1987 _ West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns
1991 _ Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12 meter)
1994 _ Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored