These are some of the notable events to have happened on this date throughout history.

721 BC, The first eclipse ever recorded was observed by the Babylonians, according to Ptolemy.

1915, Pluto is photographed for the first time.

1918, Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight savings time.

1931, Gambling is legalized in Nevada.

1931, Classic hangover cure Alka Seltzer was first marketed.

1932, Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge (the world's widest at 1,650 feet) was opened.

1943, Frank Nitti, Chicago mob boss after Al Capone, commits suicide.

1950, Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author of the Tarzan stories, died at age 76.

1953, The American Academy Awards were televised for the first time. The Greatest Show on Earth won Best Picture, and Gary Cooper won Best Actor for High Noon.

1957, Elvis Presley bought his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.

1966, Texas Western becomes the first school to win the NCAA basketball championship by starting an all-black lineup.

1974, The band Jefferson Airplane was re-named Jefferson Starship.

1979, A hairdresser from Kent, England set a new world record for continuous hair styling, 28 days and nights.

1986, Britain's Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson (Fergie) announced their engagement.

1988, Pop star Michael Jackson splashed out $28 million on a ranch in Santa Ynez, California, where he built a zoo and a amusement park called Neverland.

1996, A British man was jailed for nine years after holding up a post office with a cucumber wrapped in a plastic bag.

1997, Two rare red pandas were introduced to the public for the first time at Auckland Zoo, New Zealand.

2004, Taiwanese president Chen Shui-Ban is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20.