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01 March, 1914

The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.

01 March, 1912

Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.

01 March, 1896

Battle of Adowa: an Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo–Ethiopian War.

01 March, 1896

Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.

01 March, 1886

Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.

01 March, 1873

E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York start production of the first practical typewriter.

01 March, 1872

Yellowstone National Park is established as the worlds first national park.

01 March, 1867

Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.

01 March, 1854

German psychologist Friedrich Eduard Beneke disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near Charlottenburg.

01 March, 1852

Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

01 March, 1847

The state of Michigan formally abolishes capital punishment.

01 March, 1845

President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.

01 March, 1840

Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France.

01 March, 1836

A Convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.

01 March, 1815

Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.

01 March, 1811

Leaders of the Mameluke dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali.

01 March, 1805

Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate.

01 March, 1803

Ohio is admitted as the 17th U.S. state.

01 March, 1790

The first United States census is authorized.

01 March, 1781

The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.

01 March, 1700

Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian Calendar on this date in 1753.

01 March, 1692

Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.

01 March, 1642

Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine) becomes the first incorporated city in the USA.

01 March, 1633

Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.

01 March, 1628

Writs are issued in February by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.

01 March, 1593

The Uppsala Synod is summoned to confirm the exact forms of the Lutheran Church of Sweden.

01 March, 1565

The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.

01 March, 1562

Over 1,000 Huguenots are massacred by Catholics in Wassy, France marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.

01 March, 1457

The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.

01 March, 589

Saint David, patron saint of Wales, dies.

01 March, 317

Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius iunior, son of Emperor Licinius, are made Caesares

01 March, 293

Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesares, thus beginning the Tetrarchy.

01 March, 286

Roman Emperor Diocletian raises Maximian to the rank of Caesar.

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