The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England. Between 1859 and 1864, work continued on the dam, and by late February 1864, only…
10 March 1848
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…
9 March 1796
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…
8 March 1936
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…
7 March 1936
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…
6 March 1899
Bayer first registers “Aspirin” as a trademark. Aspirin is born: March 6, 1899 The Friedrich Bayer & Co., long a German dye manufacturer, ensures its…
5 March 1943
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…
4 March 1351
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…
3 March 1923
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…
2 March 1946
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…