Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real. The Peninsular War was a conflict that lasted from 1807…
26 March 1830
The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York. “The Book of Mormon” is a sacred text in the religious tradition of Mormonism, also…
25 March 1931
The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers who were falsely accused of raping…
24 March 1882
Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Robert Koch (1843–1910) was a pioneering German physician and microbiologist who made…
23 March 1848
The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded. The Ship John Wickliffe…
22 March 1784
The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand. The Emerald Buddha is one of the most…
21 March 1871
Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire. Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) was a towering figure in 19th-century European politics,…
20 March 1883
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed. The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is one of the oldest…
19 March 1861
The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. The First Taranaki War was a significant conflict that occurred in New Zealand during the 19th century,…
18 March 1942
The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was a United States…