Today in History: March 20, sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, March 20, the 79th day of 2026. There are 286 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were opened and dispersed ...
Today in History: March 19, Bush announces Iraq invasion
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, March 19, the 78th day of 2026. There are 287 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush announced in a televised address that coalition forces had ...
Today in History: March 18, deadliest US tornado strikes Midwest
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2026. There are 288 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 18, 1925, nearly 700 people died when the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern ...
Today is Tuesday, March 17, the 76th day of 2026. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day.
Today in history:
On March 17, 1992, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to end over 40 years of apartheid in a national referendum. (Voters of all races were allowed to ...
Today in History: March 16, the My Lai massacre in Vietnam
By The Associated Press
Today is Monday, March 16, the 75th day of 2026. There are 290 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and ...
Today in History: March 14, Albert Einstein is born
By The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2026. There are 292 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the ...
Today is Friday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2026. There are 293 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 13, 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the papal name Francis. He was the first pontiff from the Americas, and the first from outside Europe since Pope ...
Today is Thursday, March 12, the 71st day of 2026. There are 294 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 12, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi began his 24-day, 240-mile "Salt March" to the Indian village of Dandi (then called Navsari) as an act of nonviolent civil disobedience to protest the ...
Today in History: March 11, massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan kill nearly 20,000
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2026. There are 295 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck ...
Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2026. There are 297 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 9, 1945, during World War II, over 300 U.S. B-29 bombers began Operation Meetinghouse, a massive firebombing raid on Tokyo. The raid killed an estimated 100,000 civilians, left 1 ...
Today is Saturday, March 7, the 66th day of 2026. There are 299 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 7, 1965, a march by over 500 civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; state troopers and a sheriff's posse fired tear ...
Today in History: March 6, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, March 6, the 65th day of 2026. There are 300 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, ruled 7-2 ...
Today in History: March 5, the Boston Massacre
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, March 5, the 64th day of 2026. There are 301 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who had been taunted by a crowd of colonists ...
Today in History: March 4, Abraham Lincoln's final inauguration
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2026. There are 302 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term. With the end of ...
Today in History: March 3, Rodney King beaten by Los Angeles police
By The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2026. There are 303 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers ...
Today in History: March 2, Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game
By The Associated Press
Today is Monday, March 2, the 61st day of 2026. There are 304 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New ...
Today in History: February 28, the Waco siege begins
By The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2026. There are 306 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 28, 1993, a gunbattle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, ...
Today is Friday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2026. There are 307 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2026. There are 308 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than ...
Today in History: February 25, Muhammad Ali wins heavyweight title
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2026. There are 309 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion ...
