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1917
1917
Russia’s Czar Nicholas II abdicated the throne on March 15, 1917 (March 2 on the old Russian calendar), ending more than 300 years of Romanov dynasty rule
The abdication came amidst the February Revolution, as massive strikes and military mutinies in Petrograd forced Nicholas to give up power in favor of a provisional government
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1917
1917
Russia’s Czar Nicholas II abdicated the throne on March 15, 1917 (March 2 on the old Russian calendar), ending more than 300 years of Romanov dynasty rule
The abdication came amidst the February Revolution, as massive strikes and military mutinies in Petrograd forced Nicholas to give up power in favor of a provisional government
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1781
1781
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought in North Carolina during the American Revolution
On March 15, 1781, General Nathanael Greene’s American forces clashed with General Cornwallis’s British army near Greensboro
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1781
1781
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought in North Carolina during the American Revolution
On March 15, 1781, General Nathanael Greene’s American forces clashed with General Cornwallis’s British army near Greensboro
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1985
1985
Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut on March 16, 1985, becoming one of the most prominent hostages during Lebanon’s civil war
Anderson was seized by Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and held captive for six years and nine months – the longest of any Western hostage in Lebanon
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1985
1985
Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut on March 16, 1985, becoming one of the most prominent hostages during Lebanon’s civil war
Anderson was seized by Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and held captive for six years and nine months – the longest of any Western hostage in Lebanon
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1978
1978
The oil tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France, on March 16, 1978, causing a massive oil spill
The supertanker broke apart and released 220,000 tons of crude oil into the English Channel – at the time, the largest oil spill in history. The spill devastated marine life and polluted 200 miles of French coastline. The Amoco Cadiz disaster led to improved international maritime safety standards and greater emphasis on oil spill response and prevention, coming just a decade after a similar spill from the Torrey Canyon tanker in 1967 raised global awareness of environmental risks.
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1978
1978
The oil tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France, on March 16, 1978, causing a massive oil spill
The supertanker broke apart and released 220,000 tons of crude oil into the English Channel – at the time, the largest oil spill in history. The spill devastated marine life and polluted 200 miles of French coastline. The Amoco Cadiz disaster led to improved international maritime safety standards and greater emphasis on oil spill response and prevention, coming just a decade after a similar spill from the Torrey Canyon tanker in 1967 raised global awareness of environmental risks.
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1968
1968
The My Lai Massacre occurred during the Vietnam War
On March 16, 1968, a unit of American soldiers from the 23rd Infantry Division massacred hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians – men, women, and children – in the hamlet of My Lai
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1968
1968
The My Lai Massacre occurred during the Vietnam War
On March 16, 1968, a unit of American soldiers from the 23rd Infantry Division massacred hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians – men, women, and children – in the hamlet of My Lai
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1802
1802
The United States Military Academy at West Point was established
On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation founding West Point in New York as a national military academy
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1802
1802
The United States Military Academy at West Point was established
On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation founding West Point in New York as a national military academy
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1969
1969
Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969
The 70-year-old Meir, known for her plain-spoken style, was Israel’s first (and so far only) female prime minister. She assumed office at a tense time, less than two years after the Six-Day War. During her five-year tenure, Meir led Israel through the challenges of the 1972 Munich Olympics terror attack and the 1973 Yom Kippur War
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1969
1969
Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969
The 70-year-old Meir, known for her plain-spoken style, was Israel’s first (and so far only) female prime minister. She assumed office at a tense time, less than two years after the Six-Day War. During her five-year tenure, Meir led Israel through the challenges of the 1972 Munich Olympics terror attack and the 1973 Yom Kippur War
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1942
1942
Gen
Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia on March 17, 1942, after his dramatic escape from the Philippines during World War II. Upon landing in Darwin, he made his famous declaration, “I came out of Bataan and I shall return.” MacArthur’s pledge to liberate the Philippines was a morale booster after the painful defeats in the Pacific
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1942
1942
Gen
Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia on March 17, 1942, after his dramatic escape from the Philippines during World War II. Upon landing in Darwin, he made his famous declaration, “I came out of Bataan and I shall return.” MacArthur’s pledge to liberate the Philippines was a morale booster after the painful defeats in the Pacific
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1905
1905
Franklin D
Roosevelt married Eleanor Roosevelt on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1905, in New York City. The marriage joined two influential branches of the Roosevelt family – Franklin was a fifth cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt (who attended the wedding), and Eleanor was Theodore’s niece. As America’s First Lady (1933–1945), Eleanor Roosevelt became a transformative figure, championing civil rights, women’s equality, and the United Nations, while Franklin D. Roosevelt led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II. Their partnership had an enormous impact on American politics and social policy.
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1905
1905
Franklin D
Roosevelt married Eleanor Roosevelt on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1905, in New York City. The marriage joined two influential branches of the Roosevelt family – Franklin was a fifth cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt (who attended the wedding), and Eleanor was Theodore’s niece. As America’s First Lady (1933–1945), Eleanor Roosevelt became a transformative figure, championing civil rights, women’s equality, and the United Nations, while Franklin D. Roosevelt led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II. Their partnership had an enormous impact on American politics and social policy.
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1990
1990
In the largest art theft in U.S
history, thieves stole 13 masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in the early hours of March 18, 1990. Disguised as police, the robbers overpowered guards and made off with paintings including works by Vermeer (The Concert) and Rembrandt (Storm on the Sea of Galilee), together worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Despite decades of investigation, the artworks have never been recovered and the case remains unsolved. Empty frames still hang in the Gardner Museum as placeholders, and the heist has become legendary in art crime chronicles.
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1990
1990
In the largest art theft in U.S
history, thieves stole 13 masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in the early hours of March 18, 1990. Disguised as police, the robbers overpowered guards and made off with paintings including works by Vermeer (The Concert) and Rembrandt (Storm on the Sea of Galilee), together worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Despite decades of investigation, the artworks have never been recovered and the case remains unsolved. Empty frames still hang in the Gardner Museum as placeholders, and the heist has become legendary in art crime chronicles.
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1965
1965
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first-ever spacewalk on March 18, 1965
During the Voskhod 2 mission, Leonov exited his spacecraft and floated in the vacuum of space, attached by a tether, for about 12 minutes
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1965
1965
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first-ever spacewalk on March 18, 1965
During the Voskhod 2 mission, Leonov exited his spacecraft and floated in the vacuum of space, attached by a tether, for about 12 minutes
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1871
1871
The Paris Commune began on March 18, 1871, when the citizens of Paris – resentful of France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the harsh peace terms – revolted against the French government and established a radical socialist administration in the capital
The Paris Commune governed for two tumultuous months, enacting progressive policies, before being brutally crushed by French government troops in May 1871 at the cost of thousands of lives. Though short-lived, the Commune became a legendary episode in leftist history, inspiring Marxists and anarchists (Marx called it the first example of the “dictatorship of the proletariat”).
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1871
1871
The Paris Commune began on March 18, 1871, when the citizens of Paris – resentful of France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the harsh peace terms – revolted against the French government and established a radical socialist administration in the capital
The Paris Commune governed for two tumultuous months, enacting progressive policies, before being brutally crushed by French government troops in May 1871 at the cost of thousands of lives. Though short-lived, the Commune became a legendary episode in leftist history, inspiring Marxists and anarchists (Marx called it the first example of the “dictatorship of the proletariat”).
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