Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. The rings of Uranus were first discovered in 1977 by the astronomical team of James L. Elliot, Edward W….
9 March 2011
The space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. The oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, landed back on Earth after its…
8 March 1736
Nader Shah, from the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. N?der Sh?h Afsh?r ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the…
7 March 1965
A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama. On March 7, 1965, state troopers and…
6 March 1899
The pharmaceutical company, Bayer, first registers “Aspirin” as a trademark. Bayer AG was founded in Germany by Friederich Bayer in 1863. The pharmaceuticals company’s first…
5 March 1970
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty comes into effect. The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and…
4 March 1960
The French ship La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba. Over 100 are killed. The French freighter La Coubre exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba,…
3 March 1938
Oil is first discovered in Saudi Arabia. On March 3, 1938, an American-owned oil well in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, drilled into what would soon be…
2 March 1859
The Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, starts. The Great Slave Auction in March 1859 is regarded as the largest…
1 March 1936
The Hoover Dam is finished. Hoover Dam, also known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete gravity-arch dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River,…