Historical Events in March, Month of March Events
Here is a list of some historical events in March. You can learn What major event happened in March?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| March 9, 2011 | Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. |
| March 24, 1603 | Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.[7] |
| March 2, 1807 | The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, disallowing the importation of new slaves into the country. |
| March 26, 1913 | First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople. |
| March 24, 1882 | Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.[31] |
| March 17, 1400 | Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. |
| March 5, 1770 | Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later. |
| March 20, 1990 | Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering. |
| March 27, 2002 | Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured. |
| March 12, 1928 | In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. |
| March 27, 1513 | Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida. |
| March 13, 1993 | The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas. |
| March 22, 1933 | Cullen–Harrison Act: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines. |
| March 7, 1862 | American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas. |
| March 4, 2012 | A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, killing at least 250 people. |
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