TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, March  08, 2014 AP Highlight in History:  On March 8, 1917, Russia's "February Revolution" (so called because of the Old Style calendar used by Russia at the time) began with rioting and strikes in Petrograd.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1702 England's Queen Anne ascended the throne upon the death of King William III. 1782 The Gnadenhutten massacre took place as some 90 Indians were slain by militiamen in Ohio in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indians. 1841 Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was born in Boston. AP Photo 1874 Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, died in Buffalo, N.Y., at age 74. 1917 The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. 1930 William Howard Taft, the 27th president and a former chief justice of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 72. 1965 The United States landed about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam. AP photographer Eddie Adams reports 1971 Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali by decision at Madison Square Garden in New York in the first of three bouts between the heavyweights. 1983 President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" during a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals convention in Orlando, Fla. 1999 Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died at age 84. 2008 President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods on suspected terrorists.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Rock musician-actor Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) turns 69 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Jim Bouton Baseball player, author 75 George Allen Former U.S. senator, R-Va. 62 Jim Rice Baseball Hall of Famer 61 Gary Numan Rock singer 56 Lester Holt News anchor ("Today") 55 Aidan Quinn Actor 55 Camryn Manheim Actress ("Ghost Whisperer," "The Practice") 53 Freddie Prinze Jr. Actor 38 James Van Der Beek Actor ("Dawson's Creek") 37 Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward turns 38 years old today. AP Photo/Gail Burton