Mount Agung in Bali erupts, killing more than 1000 people. Mt. Agung, the famous landmark of Bali, Indonesia erupted violently on March 17, 1963 generating…
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15 March 1888
The Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888 starts. The Sikkim expedition was an 1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim in present-day north east…
14 March 1964
Jack Ruby is found guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, who is assumed to have assassinated of John F. Kennedy. Jack Leon Ruby was an…
13 March 2003
The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints have been found in Italy. Scientists in Italy have discovered 350,000-year-old tracks that may be the oldest known…
10 March 1977
Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. The rings of Uranus were first discovered in 1977 by the astronomical team of James L. Elliot, Edward W….
9 March 2011
The space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. The oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, landed back on Earth after its…
8 March 1736
Nader Shah, from the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. N?der Sh?h Afsh?r ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the…
7 March 1965
A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama. On March 7, 1965, state troopers and…
6 March 1899
The pharmaceutical company, Bayer, first registers “Aspirin” as a trademark. Bayer AG was founded in Germany by Friederich Bayer in 1863. The pharmaceuticals company’s first…
5 March 1970
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty comes into effect. The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and…