Today is Wednesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2014. There are 301 days left in the year.
1558 ― Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes
1616 ― Copernicus’ “de Revolutionibus” placed on Catholic Forbidden index
1623 ― First American temperance law enacted, Virginia
1868 ― Stapler patented in England by C. H. Gould
1933 ― FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday
1933 ― Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9 percent-17.2M votes)
1943 ― Anti fascist strikes in Italy
1946 ― Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” speech (Fulton, Mo.)
1953 ― Josef Stalin’s death announced
1956 ― “King Kong” first televised