This Day in History: Archbishop Oscar Romero killed by right-wing hit squads while preparing for mass
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 24: 1905 – Jules Verne, the French novelist who wrote “Around the Worl...
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This Day in History: Iskander Mirza sworn in as first president of Pakistan
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 23: 1956 – Major-General Iskander Mirza sworn in as first provisional ...
This Day in History: Intel introduces the Pentium microchip, promising to revolutionise computers
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 22: 1917 – The United States became the first country to recognise the...
This Day in History: Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa, became independent from South Africa
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 21: 1917 – Russian revolutionary forces arrested Tsar Nicholas II and ...
This Day in History: U.S. begins invasion of Iraq with overnight air strikes. hang Saddam Hussein 4 years later
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 20: 1890 – Herbert Bismarck resigns as German Foreign Secretary. 1933...
This Day in History: George W. Bush ordered Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face the might of U.S. military
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 17: 1894 – First-ever Stanley Cup playoff ice hockey game. 1948 – Bri...
This Day in History: U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in My Lai massacre
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 16: 1917 – Russia’s Grand Duke Michael, brother of Tsar Nicholas II wh...
This Day in History: Kobe Bryant sets NBA record for most points scored in a quarter
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 15: 1917 – Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in Russia together with his son....
This Day in History: Man with world’s strongest head, John Evans, balances 130 kg car shell on his head
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 14: 1932 – George Eastman, American photographic pioneer who founded t...
This Day in History: Explosion in Ankara
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 13: 1900 – Surrender of Bloemfontein. 1992 – Pravda, the official new...
This Day in History: Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to largest fraud in Wall St. history
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 12: 1925 – Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen died. Known as the...
This Day in History: Magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami strike Japan
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 11: 1917 – British and Indian troops marched into Baghdad in World War...
This Day in History: Turkish court sentenced former prime minister Necmettin Erbakan to a year in jail for provoking speech in 1994
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 10: 1948 – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk killed himself by jumpin...
This Day in History: Italy annexed the independent city of Fiume
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 9: 1924 – Italy annexed the independent city of Fiume but abandoned cl...
This Day in History: Cyprus (south) removes concrete barrier that divided the island for decades
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 8: 1921 – Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato was assassinated by anar...
This Day in History: Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent to invent the telephone
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 7: 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent to invent the teleph...
This Day in History: Ghana became independent from Britain in 1957
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 6: 1900 – Gottlieb Daimler, the German engineer who improved the inter...
This Day in History: “The Star-Spangled Banner” was adopted as the U.S. national anthem.
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 3: 1918 – Germany and its allies signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk wi...
This Day in History: “Titanic” became the first film to earn $1 billion
The following are some of the events to have occurred on March 2: 1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated. 1962 – The Burmese army, le...
This Day in History: 1999 – General Olusegun Obasanjo was declared Nigeria’s president-elect
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 1: 1932 – The 20-month-old son of the American aviator Charles Lindber...
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