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On April 5 in history, Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister, Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death, the Battle of Maipú takes place, the Mayflower departs from Plymouth to England and Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
On April 3 in history, the Marshall Plan is implemented, the Unabomber is arrested, the Katyn massacre takes place and the Pony Express delivery system is launched
On March 29 in history, two bombs kill dozens on Moscow subway, Ireland bans smoking in all workplaces, the Terracotta Army in China is discovered, Charles Manson is sentenced to death and the Dominion of Canada created
On March 25 in history Greece celebrates its independence, Robert the Bruce is crowned king of Scotland, Venice is founded
On March 24 in history, NATO attacks a sovereign country, the Exxon Valdez Alaskan oil spill happens, NASA spacecraft Ranger 9 crashes into the Moon, the world's first radio message is transmitted and the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis is discovered
On March 23 in history, the Suez Canal gets blocked, the Star Wars initiative is announced, Hitler gains dictatorial powers, Lewis and Clark's return trip begins
On March 22, the Beatles release their debut album, the Arab League is founded and the Stamp Act is passed
On March 21 in history, the first tweet in sent, Namimbia becomes independent, Earth Day is celebrated for the first time, the Alcatraz prison closes down
On March 19 in history, the Iraq War begins, Bob Dylan releases his first album, the first International Women's Day takes place, The Lumiere Brothers record their first footage
On March 18 in history, Chen Shui-bian is elected president of Taiwan, the world's biggest art heist takes place, East Germany hold its first and only free Parliamentary election and the first person walks in space.
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.