The Biological Weapons Convention takes affect. The Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the development, production and stockpiling of an entire category…
25 March 1584
Sir Walter Raleigh is granted permission to colonize Virginia. In 1584 Queen Elizabeth I of England gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to set up the…
24 March 1882
Robert Koch discovers Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, presented his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium…
20 March 1915
Albert Einstein first published his general theory of relativity. In 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating…
19 March 1962
The Algerian War of Independence ends. Algerian War, also called Algerian War of Independence, war for Algerian independence from France. The movement for independence began…
18 March 1850
American Express is founded by William Fargo and Henry Wells. Henry Wells was a nineteenth century man of vision. A shipper by trade, he believed…
17 March 1963
Mount Agung in Bali erupts, killing more than 1000 people. Mt. Agung, the famous landmark of Bali, Indonesia erupted violently on March 17, 1963 generating…
15 March 1888
The Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888 starts. The Sikkim expedition was an 1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim in present-day north east…
14 March 1964
Jack Ruby is found guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, who is assumed to have assassinated of John F. Kennedy. Jack Leon Ruby was an…
13 March 2003
The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints have been found in Italy. Scientists in Italy have discovered 350,000-year-old tracks that may be the oldest known…