MOMENTS IN TIME

. On March 11, 1818, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheusm” is published. The book, by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, is frequently called the world’s first science-fiction novel. In Shelley’s tale, a scientist animates a creature constructed from dismembered corpses.

. On March 12, 1903, the New York Highlanders are given the go-ahead by team owners to join baseball’s American League. The Highlanders had recently moved from Baltimore, where they were called the Orioles. The team officially changed its name to the New York Yankees in 1913.

. On March 14, 1935, 6-year-old actress Shirley Temple presses her hands in cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. She first won attention with a song and dance in the 1934 movie “Get Up and Cheer.” 