The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate which ends the Mexican–American War. California and New Mexico were quickly occupied by…

Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais, his first wife. On March 9, 1796, French statesman and military leader Napoleon Bonaparte married his first wife, Josephine…

Daytona Beach race track holds its first oval stock car race. Even though the new crop of NASCAR race cars mimics the look of models…

In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland. The remilitarization of the Rhineland by the German Army began…

Bayer first registers “Aspirin” as a trademark. Aspirin is born: March 6, 1899 The Friedrich Bayer & Co., long a German dye manufacturer, ensures its…

First Flight of the Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first combat jet aircraft. The Gloster Meteor was the first British operational jet fighter and the only Allied…

Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam. Ramathibodi I, born March 10, 1315—died 1369, Ayutthaya now in Thailand, founder and first king 1351–69 of the Thai kingdom…

TIME magazine is published for the first time. “….After graduating from Yale in 1920, Luce spent a year in England studying at Oxford before returning…

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. H? Chí Minh, 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969, born Nguy?n Sinh Cung, also…

The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the…