An Mw? 7.4 earthquake in Chile sets off a series of tailings dam failures, burying the town of El Cobre and killing at least 500…
27 March 1871
The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place. Rugby football has a long and interesting history, dating back…
26 March 1997
Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven’s Gate mass suicides. Heaven’s Gate was a religious cult that was founded in the 1970s by Marshall Applewhite…
25 March 1655
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in the solar system, with…
24 March 1921
The 1921 Women’s Olympiad began in Monte Carlo, becoming the first international women’s sports event. The 1921 Women’s Olympiad, also known as the Women’s World…
23 March 2021
A container ship runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal for six days. The Ever Given, a massive container ship operated by the shipping company…
22 March 1945
The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt. The Arab League is a regional organization of Arab countries, founded in…
21 March 1918
World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins. Operation Michael, also known as the Spring Offensive, was a major…
20 March 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and first published in 1852. It…
19 March 1861
The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. The First Taranaki War was a conflict fought between the M?ori people of the Taranaki region in…