Today is Thursday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2013. There are 293 days left in the year.
1558 ― Ferdinand I appointed Holy Roman emperor
1900 ― US currency goes on gold standard
1939 ― Nazi Germany dissolves Republic of Czechoslovakia
1951 ― During Korean War, US/UN forces recapture Seoul
1965 ― Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany
1971 ― The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes
1983 ― OPEC cut oil prices for 1st time in 23 years
1990 ― Mikhail S Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress
1992 ― Soviet newspaper "Pravda" suspends publication
1995 ― 1st time 13 people in space