Today in HistoryToday is Wednesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2006. There are 298 days left in the year.ON THIS DATE<$>In 1702, Queen Anne ascended the throne upon the death of King William III.

In 1841, US<\p>Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., the “Great Dissenter,” was born.

In 1917, Russia’s “February Revolution” (so called because of the Old Style calendar being used by Russians at the time) began with rioting and strikes in St. Petersburg.

In 1965, the United States landed about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

“In every person, even in such as appear most reckless, there is an inherent desire to attain balance.” — Jakob Wassermann, German author (1873-1934).