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History Events on March 26

By  Alicia Flickinger  26 Mar   59 Views

History Events on March 26

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South Vietnamese President Nguy?n V?n Thi?u implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.

#South_Vietnam

In 1970

The United States Army launches Explorer 3.

#Explorer_3

In 1958

Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

#Maurice_(emperor)

In 590

An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.

#1812_Caracas_earthquake

In 1812

William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.

#William_Caxton

In 1484

The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.

#Paris_Commune

In 1871

Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.

#Nuclear_weapons_testing

In 1954

Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.

#Guru_Amar_Das

In 1552

East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.

#East_Pakistan

In 1971

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.

#Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

In 1945

World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.

#World_War_I

In 1917

The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.

#Biological_Weapons_Convention

In 1975

The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.

#Siege_of_Algeciras_(1342-44)

In 1344

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.

#Spanish_Civil_War

In 1939

Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.

#Swissair

In 1931

Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang has Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, poisoned.

#Zhu_Wen

In 908

Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.

#Combat_of_the_Thirty

In 1351

Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.

#Taiwan

In 2005

First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.

#First_Balkan_War

In 1913

A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.

#Boston_Gazette

In 1812

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.

#Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial

In 1982

Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.

#Central_Park_be-ins

In 1967

During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.

#Algerian_Civil_War

In 1998

Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.

#Saladin

In 1169

Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.

#Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)

In 1981

The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.

#Henley_Royal_Regatta

In 1839

The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.

#Book_of_Mormon

In 1830

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.

#Argentina

In 1991

World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.

#World_War_II

In 1942

Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.

In 2017

The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.

In 2010

Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.

In 1997

Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.

In 1979

The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.

In 1958

The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.

In 1934

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.

In 1931

The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.

In 1922

The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.

In 1915

The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.

In 1885

Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.

In 1636

Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1027

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