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 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 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
On this day in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba
On this day in 1986, Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos flees the country
On this day in 2022, Russia invades Ukraine
On this day in 1954, the first mass inoculation against polio is conducted
On this day in 1997, Dolly the Sheep is cloned
On this day in 1965, Malcom X is assassinated
On this day in 1962, John Glenn successfully orbits the Earth
On this day in 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima
On this day in 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto is discovered