King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. King George I of Greece was assassinated on March 18, 1913,…
17 March 1969
Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. Golda Meir was an Israeli politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel…
16 March 1898
In Melbourne, the representatives of five colonies adopt a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia has a written constitution,…
15 March 1918
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere begins The Finnish Civil War was fought from January to May 1918, and it ended with the victory…
14 March 1900
The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. The Gold Standard Act is a United States federal law…
13 March 1969
13 March 1969 – Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module. The Apollo 9 mission was the third manned mission in…
12 March 1928
In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. The St. Francis Dam was a concrete gravity-arch dam located in Los…
11 March 1872
Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain. The Seven Sisters Colliery,…
10 March 2000
The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62. The Dot-com bubble was a period of excessive speculation in Internet-related companies…
9 March 1967
Trans World Airlines Flight 553 crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26 people. Trans…