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Äänekoski bus disaster - A semi-trailer truck and a bus crash head-on in Äänekoski, Finland. 24 people are killed and 13 injured. |
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A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in the 1950s is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the crew are left in place, pending further investigations. |
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Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the countrys presidential election on March 20. See 3-19 Shooting Incident. |
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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities. |
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Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell. |
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Falklands War: Argentines land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war. |
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The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. |
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UN Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 were passed, calling upon Israel immediately to cease its military action and withdraw its forces from all Lebanese territory (Operation Litani), and established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). |
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India and Bangladesh sign a friendship treaty. |
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collapse of 385 metre tall TV-mast at Emley Moor, UK, because of icing. |
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Algerian War of Independence: A ceasefire takes effect. |
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Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in color. |
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French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France. |
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World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Though crippled, the ship is able to return to the U.S. on her own power. |
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World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany be destroyed. |
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World War II: Nazi forces occupy Hungary. |
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Frank Nitti, Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, committed suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard. |
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World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the Army Air Corp, is activated. |
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened. |
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Gambling is legalized in Nevada. |
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The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra played its first concert in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
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Italian Fascists shoot from the Parenzana train at a group of children in Strunjan (Slovenia): two children are killed, two mangled, three wounded. |
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The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (first time was on November 19, 1919). |
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The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. |
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Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history. |
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Pluto is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a planet. |
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American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina. |
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The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, was destroyed on her maiden voyage with cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence. |
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The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. |
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Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. |
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A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China |
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