TODAY IN HISTORY

1918:

Congress passed the first law establishing daylight saving time in the United States, with clocks to be moved forward one hour from spring to fall. (That law was repealed the following year.)

1920:

The Senate rejected, for a second time, the Treaty of Versailles.

1931:

Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure legalizing casino gambling.

1953:

The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time; “The Greatest Show on Earth” was named best picture of 1952.

1976:

Buckingham Palace announced the separation of Princess Margaret and her husband, the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years of marriage.

1979:

C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) debuted as the U.S. House of Representatives began televising its floor proceedings.

1987:

Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving a former church secretary.

2003:

President George W. Bush announced the start of war against Iraq.

2009:

An Austrian jury sentenced Josef Fritzl, 73, to life in a psychiatric ward for locking his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years, fathering her seven children and letting an eighth die as a newborn.

2013:

Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolizing the papacy and a wool stole exemplifying his role as shepherd of his 1.2 billion strong flock.