The USA launched the Vanguard 1 satellite. Vanguard 1 was a small Earth-orbiting satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle…
16 March 1976
The British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns. On 16 March 1976 Harold Wilson caused a political sensation when he announced he was to resign, just…
15 March 1906
Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated. In 1884, Henry Royce entered a partnership with a friend of his and began a business manufacturing electric fittings. After several…
14 March 1931
India’s first talking film, Alam Ara, is released. When the first talkie – Ardeshir Irani’s ‘Alam Ara’ came out on March 14 1931, India was…
13 March 1781
William Herschel discovers Uranus. March 13, 1781. The seventh planet – Uranus – was discovered on this date, completely by accident. British astronomer William Herschel…
12 March 1928
The St Francis Dam fails in California, resulting in floods that kill 431 people. Ask most Angelenos what they think of when they hear the…
11 March 1864
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…