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2005
2005
Terry Schiavo dies
The Florida right-to-die case becomes a defining national debate over ethics, medicine, and law.
March 31 General 0
2005
2005
Terry Schiavo dies
The Florida right-to-die case becomes a defining national debate over ethics, medicine, and law.
March 31 General 0
1995
1995
Selena killed
The Tejano star’s murder devastates fans; her crossover legacy only grows.
March 31 General 2
1995
1995
Selena killed
The Tejano star’s murder devastates fans; her crossover legacy only grows.
March 31 General 3
1981
1981
Reagan assassination attempt
Outside the Washington Hilton, the president and three others are shot by John Hinckley Jr.; all survive, tightening security protocols.
March 31 General 4
1981
1981
Reagan assassination attempt
Outside the Washington Hilton, the president and three others are shot by John Hinckley Jr.; all survive, tightening security protocols.
March 31 General 3
1968
1968
LBJ shocks the nation
President Lyndon B. Johnson announces he will not seek re-election amid Vietnam and civil unrest.
March 31 General 2
1968
1968
LBJ: “I shall not seek…” Johnson shocks the nation by exiting the 1968 presidential race amid Vietnam turmoil.
LBJ: “I shall not seek…” Johnson shocks the nation by exiting the 1968 presidential race amid Vietnam turmoil.
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1968
1968
LBJ shocks the nation
President Lyndon B. Johnson announces he will not seek re-election amid Vietnam and civil unrest.
March 31 General 1
1968
1968
LBJ: “I shall not seek…” Johnson shocks the nation by exiting the 1968 presidential race amid Vietnam turmoil.
LBJ: “I shall not seek…” Johnson shocks the nation by exiting the 1968 presidential race amid Vietnam turmoil.
March 31 General 2
1930
1930
Motion Picture Production Code adopted
The Hays Code shapes Hollywood content until the ratings era.
March 31 General 2
1930
1930
Motion Picture Production Code adopted
The Hays Code shapes Hollywood content until the ratings era.
March 31 General 1
1918
1918
Daylight saving time begins in U.S
Wartime energy conservation spawns a practice that still divides opinion today.
March 31 General 2
1918
1918
Daylight saving time begins in U.S
Wartime energy conservation spawns a practice that still divides opinion today.
March 31 General 0
1889
1889
Eiffel Tower inaugurated
A temporary exposition tower becomes Paris’s global icon.
March 31 General 0
1889
1889
Eiffel Tower inaugurated
Opened for the Paris Exposition, it became a global symbol of modern engineering.
March 31 General 0
1889
1889
Eiffel Tower inaugurated
A temporary exposition tower becomes Paris’s global icon.
March 31 General 0
1889
1889
Eiffel Tower inaugurated
Opened for the Paris Exposition, it became a global symbol of modern engineering.
March 31 General 2
2001
2001
U.S
EP-3 incident. A spy plane collides with a Chinese fighter; crew detained on Hainan Island, straining U.S.–China ties.
April 1 General 3
2001
2001
U.S
EP-3 incident. A spy plane collides with a Chinese fighter; crew detained on Hainan Island, straining U.S.–China ties.
April 1 General 3
1976
1976
Apple Computer founded
Jobs and Wozniak formalize a garage project that will reinvent technology.
April 1 General 2
1976
1976
Apple Computer founded
Jobs and Wozniak formalize a garage project that will reinvent technology.
April 1 General 2
1889
1889
Machado de Assis founds Brazilian Academy of Letters
Latin America’s literary culture gains its cornerstone.
April 1 General 2
1889
1889
Machado de Assis founds Brazilian Academy of Letters
Latin America’s literary culture gains its cornerstone.
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