Today is Tuesday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2007. There are 293 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 13, 1925, a law went into effect in Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution.
On this date:
In 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.
In 1884, Congress adopted Eastern Standard Time for the District of Columbia.
In 1901, the 23rd president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, died in Indianapolis.
In 1933, banks began to reopen after a "holiday" declared by President Roosevelt.
In 1947, the Lerner and Loewe musical "Brigadoon" opened on Broadway. …
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