On This Day In History, 1 March
Rio de Janeiro was founded in 1565, the Peace Corps was formed in 1961, The Dark Side of the Moon was released in 1973, and...
March
The third month of the year, is named after Mars, the Roman god of war, March has 31 days
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On This Day In History, 2 March
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth in 2016, 340 days on the ISS, Concorde made its 1st test flight in 1969, Chris Martin...
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On This Day In History, 3 March
Rodney King was severely beaten by 4 LAPD officers in 1991, Madonna, Like A Prayer, released in 1989, Zico was born in 1953 in Rio...
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On This Day In History, 4 March
The Kray Twins were found guilty of murder in 1969, Broadchurch aired for the 1st time in 2013, Patsy Kensit was born in 1968 in...
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On This Day In History, 5 March
The Spitfire made its maiden flight in 1936, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" for the 1st time in 1946, Eddy Grant was born...
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On This Day In History, 6 March
In Britain, the year-long Miners' Strike, started in 1984, The Beatles released Let It Be in the UK in 1970, Davy Crockett died in 1836,...
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On This Day In History, 7 March
The US 9th Armoured Division captured the Ludendorff Bridge in 1945, Neymar professional debut in 2009, Rik Mayall was born in 1958, and more…
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On This Day In History, 8 March
Today it’s International Women's Day, the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, was founded in 1817, final episode #TheATeam aired in 1987, and more…
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On This Day In History, 9 March
Stalin funeral held in 1953 in Moscow, production of the Ford Mustang began in 1964, Yuri Gagarin was born in 1934, and more…
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On This Day In History, 10 March
The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831, the Palm Pilot was released in 1997, Osama Bin Laden was born in 1957, and more…
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On This Day In History, 11 March
The British Pound Note ceased to be legal tender in 1988, the Madrid Train Bombings occurred in 2004, Paul McCartney was knighted in 1997, and...
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On This Day In History, 12 March
Due to the spread of SARS, the WHO issued a global alert in 2003, Les Miserables opened on Broadway in 1987, Judge Dread died in...
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On This Day In History, 13 March
Microsoft had their IPO in 1986, Dunblane School Massacre took place in 1996, Luciano Pavarotti last performance in an opera in 2004, and more…
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On This Day In History, 14 March
The FBI made it’s Ten Most Wanted list public in 1950, the US Gold Standard Act became effective in 1900, Born Free was released in...
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On This Day In History, 15 March
Google DeepMind Challenge Match in 2016, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol, Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, The Godfather premiered in 1972, and more…
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On This Day In History, 16 March
West Point, the United States Military Academy, established in 1802, 1st FA Cup Final held at the Kennington Oval in 1872, Jimmy Nail was born...
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On This Day In History, 17 March
Ireland, today is celebrated as Saint Patricks Day, WW2, the Ludendorff Bridge collapsed in 1945, Goodfellas won a best movie Bafta in 1991, and more…
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On This Day In History, 18 March
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov became the 1st man to walk in space in 1965, Mick Jagger was fined for public urination in 1965, and more…
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On This Day In History, 19 March
The iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932, last male Northern White Rhino died in 2018, Ursula Andress was born in 1936, and more…
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On This Day In History, 20 March
KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, was founded in 1930, Uncle Toms Cabin was published in 1852, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in 1969,...
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On This Day In History, 21 March
Alcatraz, which once held Al Capone, closed in 1963, Jack Dorsey sent the 1st public tweet in 2006, JR shot in Dallas in 1980, and...
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On This Day In History, 22 March
The Emerald Buddha was moved to Wat Phra Kaew temple in 1784, Westminster Bridge terrorist attack in 2017, William Shatner was born in 1931, and...
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On This Day In History, 23 March
World’s first passenger elevator installed by the Otis Elevator Company in 1857, the First Boer War ended in 1881, Chaka Khan was born in 1953,...
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On This Day In History, 24 March
WW2, The Great Escape, from Stalag Luft 3, began in 1944, University Boat Race ended in a dead heat in 1877, Harry Houdini, was born...
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On This Day In History, 25 March
Robert The Bruce was crowned the King of Scots in 1306, Grindr was launched in 2009, Sarah Jessica Parker was born in 1965, and more…
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On This Day In History, 26 March
The Book of Mormon went on sale for the 1st time in 1830, Doctor Who returned to TV in 2005, Leonard Nimoy was born in...
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On This Day In History, 27 March
Sildenafil, Viagra, approved by the US FDA in 1998, 2 jumbo jets collided at Tenerife airport in 1977, Singin' In The Rain was released in...
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On This Day In History, 28 March
The European Parliament voted in 2019 to ban many single-use plastic items, Operation Chariot started in 1942, Steve Bull was born in 1965, and more…
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On This Day In History, 29 March
The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974, Theresa May sent an official letter to the EU in 2017, invoked Article 50, and more…
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On This Day In History, 30 March
Alaska sale, by Russia to the United States, was agreed in 1867, assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, and more…
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On This Day In History, 31 March
The Eiffel Tower officially opened in 1889, Red Rum won the 1st of its 3 Grand National races in 1973, Sir Isaac Newton died in...