Search Results: On this Day in History

On March 17 in history, St. Patrick Day's is celebrated, Apartheid in South Africa ends, the "Burst of Joy" photo is taken and Golda Meir becomes Israel's first female Prime Minister

On March 16 in history, Crimea votes to secede from Ukraine, Mississippi ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, the Halabja massacre takes place, the Lai Massacre takes place

On March 15 in history, more than 1.5 million students protest on climate change, Coppola's The Godfather premieres, Russia's last emperor abdicates and Julius Caesar is assassinated.

On March 14 in history, Albert Einstein was born, Vladimir Putin was reelected as President of Russia and Stephen Hawking died at 76

On March 13 in history, the planet Uranus was discovered, Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated, American suffragist Suan B Anthony died, Encyclopedia Brittanica stopped printing, and Breonna Taylor was murdered, erupting in USA-wide Black Lives Matter protests

On March 12 in history, the idea of the historic Truman Doctrine was born, the WHO issued a worldwide health alert for SARS, and Bernie Madoff plead guilty to orchestrating of one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes

On March 11 in history, WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic, Japan is struck by a massive earthquake, a series of terrorist attacks devastate Spain, Lithuania restores its independence and Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.

On March 10, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars' orbit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiers, Fulgencio Batista assumes power in Cuba, the Nazis' first concentration camp opens and the first telephone call is made

On March 9, history's deadliest cable car crash occurs in Italy, the Barbie doll goes on sale, the US bombs Tokyo with napalm and the electron microscope is invented

On March 8th in history, International Women's Day is celebrated, Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappears en route to Beijing, the New York Stock Exchange is founded and Queen Anne ascends the British throne

On March 7 in history, protesters in Selma, Alabama are attacked by police and the first two-way transatlantic phone call takes place

On March 6 in history, 193 die after a ferry capsizes, Ghana gains its independence, King Tut's tomb is opened and the periodic table of elements is first presented

On this day in history, space probe Voyager 1 passes Jupiter's moon Io, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty takes effect, Winston Churchill popularizes the phrase "Iron Curtain", Napoleon invades Switzerland and the Boston Massacre takes place.

On this day in history, Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as President, Estonia holds the first internet elections, Zimbabwe elects its first black PM, the first cases of Spanish flew are documented and the US establishes its Constitution.

On this day in 1991, footage of LA police officers severely beating Rodney King goes public

On this day in 1956, Morocco declares its independence

On this day in 1872, Yellowstone is established as the world's first national park

On this day in 1992, voting begins on the Bosnian independence referendum

On this day in 2023, two trains collide in Tempi, in northern Greece

On this day in 2010, a massive earthquake and tsunami strike Chile