Today is Friday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2012. There are 283 days left in the year.
1743 ― George Frederic Handel's oratorio ``Messiah" premieres in London
1775 ― Patrick Henry proclaims ``Give me liberty or give me death"
1839 ― First recorded use of ``OK" [oll korrect] (Boston's Morning Post)
1891 ― First jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall
1903 ― Wright brothers obtain airplane patent
1919 ― Benito Mussolini forms Fascist movement in Milan, Italy
1972 ― Evil Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars
1983 ― U.S. President Ronald Reagan introduces ``Star Wars"-plan (SDI)
1987 ― West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns
1994 ― Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored