The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteater and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters, which are arboreal or semi-arboreal. It is the largest of its family, stretching 182–217 cm (5.97–7.12 ft) and weighing 33–41 kg (73–90 lb) for males and 27–39 kg (60–86 lb) for females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long foreclaws and distinctively colored pelage. The anteater's habitats include grassland and rainforest and it feeds primarily on ants and termites, using its foreclaws to dig them up and its long, sticky tongue to collect them. The giant anteater is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Threats to its survival include habitat destruction and hunting. The anteater has been featured in pre-Columbian myths and folktales, and modern popular culture. (Full article...)

• ... that beavers (examples pictured) in the Czech Republic built dams that saved the government US$1.2 million?
• ... that Terraria was released earlier than planned because a beta version of the game was leaked to the public?
• ... that although Nora Helmer was subject to extensive controversy upon her 1879 debut, she is now considered a focal point in analysis of gender roles?
• ... that US general Tommy Franks reportedly did not have time to become an expert on the Danish Air Force?
• ... that Tribuna da Imprensa was shut down in 2001 after losing a lawsuit over an article that referred to a judge as "PC Salomão"?
• ... that Javanese rebel leader Diponegoro partly blamed his sexual infidelity for his defeat at the Battle of Gawok?
• ... that basketball player Barry Leibowitz, despite being drafted by the New York Knicks and playing in the ABA, chose to play in Israel instead because of its sea, hummus, and tahini?
• ... that the filmmakers of 100 Litres of Gold brewed 20 litres of sahti at the Finnish embassy in Rome for its premiere?
• ... that after being ousted by the Southern Transitional Council, the governor of the Socotra Archipelago fled to Oman and continued to govern through WhatsApp?

• South Korea's Constitutional Court removes Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured) as the president of South Korea, following his earlier declaration of martial law.
• US president Donald Trump announces trade tariffs on most countries.
• Marine Le Pen, the runner-up in the 2017 and 2022 French presidential elections, is convicted of embezzlement and banned from standing in elections for five years.
• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 4,300 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.

April 5: Feast day of Saint Vincent Ferrer (Catholicism)

• 919 – The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.
• 1614 – Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.
• 1944 – Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.
• 1986 – The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.
• 2009 – The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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A British Army helicopter was destroyed in a friendly fire incident during the Falklands War, killing its four occupants. In the early hours of 6 June 1982, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff was looking for aircraft supplying the Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands. A Gazelle helicopter (example pictured) of the Army Air Corps was making a delivery to British troops on East Falkland. Cardiff's crew assumed that it was hostile and fired two missiles, destroying it. Although Cardiff was suspected, scientific tests on the wreckage were inconclusive. No formal inquiry was held until four years later. Defending their claim that the helicopter had been lost in action, the Ministry of Defence stated that they did not want to upset relatives until they had ascertained how it had been shot down. A board of inquiry identified factors including a lack of communication between the army and the navy, and the army's decision to turn off helicopters' identification friend or foe transmitters. (Full article...)

• ... that two headless white marble statues found in Amman's Roman baths (pictured) in 2020 were carved from stone quarried in Greece?
• ... that Holy Cross Church in Kentucky was built on land donated by the namesake of a brand of whiskey?
• ... that Kanailal Sarkar, the opposition candidate for mayor of Calcutta in 1963, had been jailed during the 1930 protest movement against British rule in India?
• ... that Canadian football player Pieter Vanden Bos was traded from the Roughriders to the Rough Riders?
• ... that workers in European lace workshops and schools chanted catchy, often gruesome rhymes?
• ... that the tenure of Wallis and Futuna's longest-serving senator, Soséfo Makapé Papilio, ended when he was found dead in a car submerged in the sea?
• ... that velvet worms had an ancient relative with two pairs of antennae?
• ... that both athletes for American Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics represented the territory because their relatives were born there?
• ... that "the world's ugliest woman" won the women's world gurning title 28 times?

• US president Donald Trump announces (pictured) trade tariffs on most countries.
• Marine Le Pen, the runner-up in the 2017 and 2022 French presidential elections, is convicted of embezzlement and banned from standing in elections for five years.
• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 4,300 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after the arrest of South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny.

April 4: Hansik in Korea (2024); Qingming Festival (traditional Chinese, 2025)

• 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.
• 1081 – The Komnenos dynasty came to full power with the coronation of Alexios I Komnenos (pictured) as Byzantine emperor.
• 1859 – Bryant's Minstrels premiered the minstrel song "Dixie" in New York City as part of their blackface show.
• 1949 – Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

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Big Butte Creek is a 12-mile-long (19 km) tributary of the Rogue River located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately 245 square miles (630 km²) of Jackson County. The north fork of the creek begins on Rustler Peak and the south fork's headwaters are near Mount McLoughlin (pictured). They meet near Butte Falls, and Big Butte Creek flows generally northwest until it empties into the Rogue River about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Lost Creek Dam (William L. Jess Dam). Big Butte Creek's watershed was originally settled more than 8,000 years ago by the Klamath, Upper Umpqua, and Takelma tribes of Native Americans. In the Rogue River Wars of the 1850s, most of the Native Americans were either killed or forced into Indian reservations. The first non-indigenous settlers arrived in the 1860s, and the area was quickly developed. The creek was named after Snowy Butte, an early name for Mount McLoughlin. The small city of Butte Falls was incorporated in 1911. (Full article...)

• ... that Burlesque (sheet music pictured) was a hit play of the 1927–28 Broadway season that was marked by its "depiction of seedy glamour and jazzy lingo"?
• ... that the themes of Somuk's artwork range from the bombing of his island during World War II to the origin of trees and plants?
• ... that a sprinter and a judoka representing Kiribati at the 2024 Summer Olympics were the youngest participants in their respective sports at the games?
• ... that Joe Biden ran for president twice before being elected in 2020?
• ... that Baabda residents collectively purchased the Seraglio of Baabda for 1,000 gold Ottoman liras in the late 19th century to gift to the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate government?
• ... that Herman Brown's estate and most of the proceeds from the sale of Brown & Root were donated after his death to his charitable foundation, which has given more than $2 billion in grants in Texas?
• ... that more than a quarter of the population of Germany is of migration background?
• ... that Sammy Powers was the only member of the original 1919 Green Bay Packers team who was not a local player?
• ... that Laurence Sterne was told to burn all copies of his pamphlet that depicts his patron's rival with a toilet on his head?

• Marine Le Pen (pictured), the runner-up in the 2017 and 2022 French presidential elections, is convicted of embezzlement and banned from standing in elections for five years.
• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 4,300 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after the arrest of South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny.
• The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces after almost two years of fighting.

April 3

• 1043 – Edward the Confessor, usually considered to be the last king of the House of Wessex, was crowned King of England.
• 1984 – Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma (pictured) became the first Indian to be launched into space.
• 1996 – A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
• 2009 – A gunman opened fire at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York, U.S., killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
• 2013 – The northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, experienced several flash floods that killed at least 100 people.

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The 2012 Aston Martin Vanquish was the second generation of the Vanquish, a grand touring car. It was produced between 2012 and 2018 by the British carmaker Aston Martin. It succeeded the DBS, resurrected the name of the 2001–2007 model, and was available as both a coupe and a convertible, the latter known as the Volante. The Vanquish, which is based upon the DB9's architecture, extensively incorporates aluminium throughout its construction. The Vanquish was designed by Marek Reichman and showcased at several events in 2012. It was produced in Gaydon, a village in Warwickshire, England. Aston Martin unveiled the Vanquish Volante in August 2013 and began deliveries late that year. In 2014, they implemented minor modifications to the Vanquish's engine performance. A significantly modified version, the Vanquish S, was launched in 2016; its Volante version was released the following year. The Vanquish S introduced such updates as increased horsepower and torque, and a new body kit. (Full article...)

• ... that Burlesque (sheet music pictured) was a hit play of the 1927–28 Broadway season that was marked by its "depiction of seedy glamour and jazzy lingo"?
• ... that the themes of Somuk's artwork range from the bombing of his island during World War II to the origin of trees and plants?
• ... that a sprinter and a judoka representing Kiribati at the 2024 Summer Olympics were the youngest participants in their respective sports at the games?
• ... that Joe Biden ran for president twice before being elected in 2020?
• ... that Baabda residents collectively purchased the Seraglio of Baabda for 1,000 gold Ottoman liras in the late 19th century to gift to the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate government?
• ... that Herman Brown's estate and most of the proceeds from the sale of Brown & Root were donated after his death to his charitable foundation, which has given more than $2 billion in grants in Texas?
• ... that more than a quarter of the population of Germany is of migration background?
• ... that Sammy Powers was the only member of the original 1919 Green Bay Packers team who was not a local player?
• ... that Laurence Sterne was told to burn all copies of his pamphlet that depicts his patron's rival with a toilet on his head?

• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 3,700 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after the arrest of South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny (both pictured).
• The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces after almost two years of fighting.

April 2: World Autism Awareness Day; feast day of Saint Francis of Paola (Catholicism); Malvinas Day in Argentina (1982)

• 1863 – About 5,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the high price of bread (depicted).
• 1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey, the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
• 1979 – Spores of anthrax were accidentally released from a military research facility near the city of Sverdlovsk, causing at least 68 deaths.
• 1982 – Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War against the United Kingdom.
• 1992 – Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Bart Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series The Simpsons who is part of the Simpson family. Described as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century by Time, Matt Groening created and designed Bart in James L. Brooks's office. Bart, alongside the rest of the family, debuted in the short "Good Night" on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Two years later, the family received their own series, which premiered on Fox on December 17, 1989. Born on April Fools' Day according to Groening, Bart is ten years old; he is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge Simpson, and has two sisters, Lisa and Maggie. Voiced by Nancy Cartwright (pictured), Bart is known for his mischievousness, rebelliousness, and disrespect for authority, as well as his prank calls to Moe, chalkboard gags in the opening sequence, and catchphrases. Bart is considered an iconic fictional television character of the 1990s and has been called an American cultural icon. (Full article...)

• ... that Sal Maida (pictured) may not have a Wikipedia page?
• ... that the United States of America met a mixed reception?
• ... that The Avengers attempted to assassinate Alfonso XIII, King of Spain?
• ... that Barack Obama was a horse and Kamala was an elephant?
• ... that Indonesians twice elected Alien as a representative?
• ... that bliss could be found in California?
• ... that Batman had a hipster-proof fence in 2018?
• ... that a 1989 science show featured an unusually long signal delay?
• ... that Jackie Chan and the Mario games inspired hundreds of beavers?
• ... that America keeps coming back?

• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 3,000 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after the arrest of South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny (both pictured).
• The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces after almost two years of fighting.
• Nationwide protests are held throughout Indonesia following the enactment of legislation increasing military involvement in civilian government roles.

April 1: April Fools' Day; Iranian Islamic Republic Day (1979)

• 1871 – The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
• 1952 – Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.
• 1969 – The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.
• 2001 – Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalized, making it the first country to do so.

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The Apollo 15 postal covers incident involved the crew of NASA's Apollo 15, who in 1971 carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers (example pictured) to the Moon's surface. American astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin agreed to receive about $7,000 each for transporting the covers, which were inside the Lunar Module Falcon as Scott and Irwin walked on the Moon. The covers were postmarked both prior to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center and after splashdown. Though the astronauts returned the money, they were reprimanded by NASA for poor judgment and were called before a closed session of a Senate committee. They were removed as the backup crew for Apollo 17 and never flew in space again; by 1977, all had left NASA. In 1983, Worden sued for the return of covers that had been impounded by NASA in 1972, and the three men received them in an out-of-court settlement. One of the covers provided to West German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger sold for more than $50,000 in 2014. (Full article...)

• ... that aged 17, Hunter Schafer (pictured) was a plaintiff in a successful lawsuit against an act preventing trans people from using the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity?
• ... that players on the Laos national baseball team helped construct the country's first baseball stadium in 2019?
• ... that accountant Dan Busby studied with a minor-league umpire in hopes of becoming one himself?
• ... that QuizKnock created puzzle games for the Imperial Palace East Garden?
• ... that while filming a music video for her debut album at a motel, Underscores had the police called on her by the motel staff because they thought she was shooting a pornographic film?
• ... that the family drama film Little Red Sweet revolves around red bean soup, as red beans symbolize "longing for family" in Chinese culture?
• ... that the author of If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love made the main characters unfamiliar with each other so that she could draw all sorts of scenarios between them?
• ... that singer-songwriter SZA was a hijabi as a child, but stopped wearing one due to Islamophobia after 9/11?
• ... that in an effort to reclaim "the most offensive word in the English language" as aspirational, some people describe being "powerful in an unapologetic and feminine manner" as "serving cunt"?

• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 2,600 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after the arrest of South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny (both pictured).
• The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces after almost two years of fighting.

March 31: Cesar Chavez Day in various U.S. states (1927); International Transgender Day of Visibility

• 1854 – U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry (Japanese depiction pictured) and the Tokugawa shogunate signed the Convention of Kanagawa, forcing the opening of Japanese ports to American trade.
• 1959 – After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India.
• 1964 – The Brazilian Armed Forces overthrew President João Goulart, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years.
• 2004 – The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.

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"Your Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey (pictured) for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi. She wrote the track with Marc Shemer, who also produced it with her under the name Scram Jones. The lyrics of "Your Girl" are about confidently approaching a potential lover. To convey this sentiment, Carey employs belting in her vocal performance. The track was influenced by disco, gospel, jazz, pop, and soul, while sampling vocals and an acoustic guitar from the 2003 Adeaze song "A Life with You". Some reviewers considered "Your Girl" one of the best tracks on The Emancipation of Mimi; others criticized the vocals. Regretful that it was not issued as a single from the album, Carey later released two remixes featuring rappers Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, and N.O.R.E. as part of a 2021 digital extended play. She has performed the song live during the 2006 The Adventures of Mimi concert tour and the 2024 Celebration of Mimi concert residency in Las Vegas. (Full article...)

• ... that Edward S. Morse described doban (example pictured) as "curious clay objects"?
• ... that Maki Narukido researched the characters' travel times in her manga The End of the World With You using Google Maps?
• ... that Annel Silungwe was a judge in Seychelles, a supreme court justice in Namibia, and the chief justice of Zambia?
• ... that after the Great Savannah Fire of 1820, the city government rejected a donation from New York City because it was stipulated that the funds be allocated "without distinction of color"?
• ... that Italian artist Gianni Benvenuti, known for his children's book illustrations, also had a diverse career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker?
• ... that the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals set multiple NFL playoff records during their 2009 NFC Wild Card playoff game?
• ... that Daniel A. Gilbert was referred to as the world's richest police officer?
• ... that a painting of the Battle of Kejiwan was for a time the most expensive ever made by an Indonesian artist?
• ... that some Jeep owners enjoy ducking each other?

• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 1,600 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny (both pictured), are detained.
• The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces after almost two years of fighting.

March 30: Eid al-Fitr (Islam, 2025); Laetare Sunday (Western Christianity, 2025)

• 1822 – The United States merged East Florida and West Florida to create the Florida Territory.
• 1912 – Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fes (depicted), making Morocco a French protectorate.
• 1977 – Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it was voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America.
• 2009 – The Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked and held for several hours by 12 gunmen, resulting in 16 deaths and 95 injuries.

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Hurricane Cindy was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana in July 2005. The third named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Cindy developed from a tropical wave on July 3, off the east coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Soon after, it moved over land before emerging into the Gulf of Mexico. It tracked toward the northern Gulf Coast and strengthened to reach maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), making it a Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. The hurricane struck Louisiana, on July 5 at peak intensity, but weakened by the time it made a second landfall along southern Mississippi. It weakened over the southeastern US and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on July 7. The remnants of Cindy produced an outbreak of 42 tornadoes across six states before they moved into Atlantic Canada and dissipated on July 13 over the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Cindy caused six traffic deaths and its damage was significant. (Full article...)

• ... that the exterior of the De Lamar Mansion (pictured) was cleaned using toothbrushes during the 2000s?
• ... that Edward Skeletrix, to promote his album Museum Music, held an exhibition during which he sat inside a glass box?
• ... that the fortified walls surrounding the Iron Age Tell Ruqeish in Palestine are up to 5.5 metres (18 feet) thick?
• ... that the Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House was one of fewer than half a dozen houses built in Manhattan during 1934?
• ... that the sustainability of the Baggu reusable bag is challenged by collector culture?
• ... that NFL player Obe Wenig was named an All-Pro even though he played only one game?
• ... that director Isao Takahata reportedly stayed overnight at a doss-house to ensure that the Japanese animated film Jarinko Chie accurately depicts the city of Osaka?
• ... that the least populous of Oregon's cities has three people?
• ... that journalist Ivan Miller was once bitten by a disgruntled Santa Claus?

• A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 200 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand.
• Nationwide protests (example pictured) are held throughout Indonesia following the enactment of legislation increasing military involvement in civilian government roles.
• Archaeologists announce the discovery of the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artefacts, in a field in North Yorkshire, England.
• American world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies at the age of 76.

March 29: Boganda Day in the Central African Republic (1959); Martyrs' Day in Madagascar (1947)

• 1461 – Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of Towton, allowing Edward IV to secure the English throne.
• 1882 – The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
• 1974 – NASA's Mariner 10 (pictured) became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.
• 1999 – The Chamoli earthquake, one of the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than 90 years, killed at least 100 people.
• 2014 – The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

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Interstate 182 (I-182) is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It serves as a connector from I-82 to the Tri-Cities region that crosses the Columbia River on the Interstate 182 Bridge between Richland and Pasco. I-182 is 15 miles (24 km) long and entirely concurrent with U.S. Route 12; it intersects State Route 240 and US 395. Business leaders in the Tri-Cities began lobbying for a freeway in 1958 after early alignments for I-82 were routed away from the area. I-182 was a compromise to the routing dispute, which allowed for direct access to the Tri-Cities and a bypass for other traffic. The new freeway would also include construction of a bridge between Richland and Pasco. Construction on I-182 was scheduled to begin in 1971, but was delayed and began in late 1980; it opened to traffic three years later. The final sections of the freeway, between I-82 and Richland, opened to traffic in March 1986. (This article is part of a featured topic: Interstate 82.)

• ... that the closure of five University of Wisconsin branch campuses (one pictured) has called into question the future of the Wisconsin Idea?
• ... that during the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Apurbalal Majumdar ran in two different constituencies and was elected in both?
• ... that the soundtrack to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was not commercially available until 1956?
• ... that tea-garden labour leader Prem Oraon lost his right leg in 1970 during a protest against a factory closure?
• ... that when the Brighton Town Commissioners wanted to build Queen's Road through a slum district, they invited all the residents to a festival and demolished their houses while they were away?
• ... that Green Bay Packer Wally Ladrow worked as a packer?
• ... that the outbreak of the Java War, which lasted five years and killed more than 200,000 people, was triggered by a government road project?
• ... that Herzog Wine Cellars produces approximately 250,000 cases of kosher wine annually?
• ... that a car accident may have wrecked Richard Petty's chances of being elected North Carolina's secretary of state?

• Nationwide protests (example pictured) are held throughout Indonesia following the enactment of legislation increasing military involvement in civilian government roles.
• Archaeologists announce the discovery of the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artefacts, in a field in North Yorkshire, England.
• Multiple wildfires in South Korea leave at least 28 people dead.
• Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry is elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee and the first from an African country.

March 28

• 1802 – German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.
• 1935 – The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.
• 1942 – Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).
• 1946 – The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.
• 1979 – British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.
• 1999 – Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

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The Spy Who Loved Me is the ninth novel and tenth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. First published on 16 April 1962, it is the shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels, as well as the only Bond novel told in the first person. Its narrator is a young Canadian woman, Viv Michel. Bond does not appear until two-thirds of the way through the book, arriving at precisely the right moment to save Viv from being raped and murdered. Fleming wrote a prologue to the novel giving the character Viv credit as a co-author. The story uses a recurring motif of Saint George against the dragon, and contains themes of power and the moral ambiguity between those acting with good and evil intent. The reviews were largely negative, with some expressing a desire for a return to the structure and form of the previous Bond novels. Fleming attempted to suppress elements of the book: he blocked a paperback edition and only permitted Eon Productions to use the book's title but not its plot. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and short stories.)

• ... that the closure of five University of Wisconsin branch campuses (one pictured) has called into question the future of the Wisconsin Idea?
• ... that Apurbalal Majumdar was elected from two different constituencies in the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election?
• ... that the soundtrack to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was not commercially available until 1956?
• ... that tea-garden labour leader Prem Oraon lost his right leg in 1970 during a protest against a factory closure?
• ... that when the Brighton Town Commissioners wanted to build Queen's Road through a slum district, they invited all the residents to a festival and demolished their houses while they were away?
• ... that Green Bay Packer Wally Ladrow worked as a packer?
• ... that the outbreak of the Java War, which lasted five years and killed more than 200,000 people, was triggered by a government road project?
• ... that Herzog Wine Cellars produces approximately 250,000 cases of kosher wine annually?
• ... that a car accident may have wrecked Richard Petty's chances of being elected North Carolina's secretary of state?

• Archaeologists announce the discovery of the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artefacts (example pictured), in a field in North Yorkshire, England.
• Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry is elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee and the first from an African country.
• Anti-government protests break out across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu by the national police.
• Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab that kills at least 10 people.

March 27: Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania (1918)

• 1884 – Outraged by a jury's decision to convict a man of manslaughter instead of murder, a mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, began three days of rioting.
• 1899 – Philippine–American War: American forces defeated troops commanded by Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo at the Battle of Marilao River.
• 1998 – The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug sildenafil (chemical structure pictured), better known by the trade name Viagra, as the first treatment approved in the United States as a treatment for erectile dysfunction.
• 1999 – NATO bombing of Yugoslavia: A U.S. Air Force F-117 stealth aircraft was shot down by a Yugoslav Army unit.
• 2020 – North Macedonia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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Pierre Boulez (26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer and conductor. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. As a composer, he played a leading role in the development of integral serialism in the 1950s, and the electronic transformation of instrumental music in real time from the 1970s. Boulez conducted many of the world's great orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. In the 1970s, he was the music director of the New York Philharmonic and the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He was particularly known for his performances of 20th-century music, including Debussy, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Boulez's work in opera included the Jahrhundertring, a production of Wagner's Ring cycle for the centenary of the Bayreuth Festival. He also established several musical institutions, including the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique / Musique and the Ensemble intercontemporain. (Full article...)

• ... that ancient Egyptians crafted hundreds of thousands of stone vessels (examples pictured) before the workforce was redirected to build pyramids?
• ... that when the crime of mugging gained attention in the UK, one book argued that there was no crime as such?
• ... that in the essay "Toward European Unity" George Orwell presumed that one of the greatest obstacles to a federal Europe would be economic pressure by the United States?
• ... that Fadel al-Utol considers preserving Gaza's archaeological sites to be a peaceful act of resistance against Israel?
• ... that cyclist Mike Allen compared participating in the Olympics to Disneyland?
• ... that New York City's unbuilt River Walk development was delayed due to a $2 million study of striped bass?
• ... that a character from Gunbuster popularized an arm fold commonly seen in anime?
• ... that Marilyn Fisher Lundy developed one of Michigan's first accredited charter schools?
• ... that a journalist used vibe coding to create an app to suggest what to pack for lunch?

• Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry (pictured) is elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee and the first from an African country.
• Anti-government protests break out across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu by the national police.
• Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab that kills at least 10 people.
• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 500 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.

March 26

• 1344 – Reconquista: The Muslim city of Algeciras surrendered after a 21-month siege and was incorporated into the Kingdom of Castile.
• 1651 – The Spanish ship San José ran aground onto coasts controlled by the indigenous Cunco people, who subsequently killed the crew.
• 1697 – The Safavid Empire began a four-year occupation of the Ottoman city of Basra on the Persian Gulf.
• 1812 – The Boston Gazette printed a cartoon coining the term "gerrymander", named after Governor Elbridge Gerry (pictured), who approved the legislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts.
• 1939 – Nationalist forces began their final offensive of the Spanish Civil War, at the end of which they controlled almost the entire country.
• 1999 – A jury began deliberations in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, an American practitioner of physician-assisted suicide who was charged with murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.

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Flotilla is a 2010 turn-based strategy space-combat video game developed by Brendon Chung (pictured) and his studio, Blendo Games. The game was released in March 2010 on Steam for Microsoft Windows and on Xbox Live Indie Games for the Xbox 360. Flotilla was designed with Microsoft's XNA tools, and its development was influenced by animals as well as board games such as Axis & Allies and Arkham Horror. The game takes the player on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy. Chung began developing Flotilla after the closure of Pandemic Studios, where he had worked as a designer. The new game used assets imported from Chung's early space combat prototype Space Piñata. Flotilla incorporates pieces of classical music in its score such as Frédéric Chopin's "Raindrop" prelude. It received mixed reviews from video game media outlets, scoring 72 out of 100 on review aggregate website Metacritic, and was included in Mike Rose's book 250 Indie Games You Must Play. (Full article...)

• ... that the Grand Husseini Mosque has served as a gathering point for political demonstrations in Amman (example pictured) for nearly a century?
• ... that Indian communist revolutionary S. A. Rawoof was charged with conspiracy to murder two individuals with the same name?
• ... that the FogCam is believed to be the world's longest-running public webcam?
• ... that cowries were increasingly used during the reign of Ehenneden as currency in Igodomigodo's markets?
• ... that the Christchurch Seagull Pit has been described as the "ninth wonder of the world"?
• ... that Herman Martell, who co-founded the alumni association for the Green Bay Packers, only appeared in one NFL game for the team?
• ... that the Mobile Adapter GB was an early, albeit unsuccessful, attempt at handheld online gaming for the Game Boy Color and the Game Boy Advance?
• ... that Genora Johnson Dollinger was known as the Joan of Arc of Labor due to having to be dragged away from the 1936 Flint sit-down strike?
• ... that a train station in Japan appointed a cat as an "honorary assistant"?

• Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry (pictured) is elected as the first African and the first female president of the International Olympic Committee.
• Anti-government protests break out across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu by the national police.
• Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab that kills at least 10 people.
• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 500 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.

March 25: Feast of the Annunciation (Christianity); Bangladesh Genocide Remembrance Day

• 1458 – Wars of the Roses: A formal reconciliation ceremony between the Lancastrians and Yorkists led to a brief period of peace.
• 1725 – Bach's chorale cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern was first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, which coincided that year with Palm Sunday.
• 1934 – Enrico Fermi (pictured) published his discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 1949 – The Soviet Union began mass deportations of more than 90,000 "undesirable" people from the Baltic states to Siberia.

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Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. He first used the film before audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act: the frisky, childlike dinosaur Gertie did tricks at his command. His employer, magnate William Randolph Hearst, later curtailed McCay's vaudeville activities, so McCay added a live-action introductory sequence to the film for its theatrical release. Gertie was the first film to use animation techniques such as keyframes, registration marks, tracing paper, the Mutoscope action viewer, and animation loops, and the first to feature a dinosaur. Gertie influenced the next generation of animators, including the Fleischer brothers, Otto Messmer, Paul Terry, and Walt Disney. McCay abandoned a sequel, Gertie on Tour, around 1921 after producing about a minute of footage. Gertie is the best preserved of his films—others are lost or in fragments—and has been preserved in the US National Film Registry. (Full article...)

• ... that retired United States Marine Corps three-star general Willie Williams originally planned to enlist in the Air Force after high school instead of going to college?
• ... that an Israeli diplomat was assassinated in Ankara just two days after diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey were fully established?
• ... that Celeste Bedford Walker said that both her plays on the Houston riot of 1917 and Tulsa race massacre were "quintessential racial confrontation stories"?
• ... that actor Kōta Nomura had no experience in cooking before being cast in the live-action drama adaptation of Perfect Propose?
• ... that Gerry Snyder brought the Summer Olympics and Major League Baseball to Montreal?
• ... that an attempt to use automated dialogue replacement in the Reservation Dogs episode "Deer Lady" failed because the voice sounded too much like Yoda?
• ... that a former police whistleblower is developing six islands in The World?
• ... that the 2012 Southern Indiana tornado ripped chunks of asphalt concrete off of a road and threw the pieces 30 yards (27 m) away?
• ... that the proprietor of the company Samurai Shokai promoted the foreign practice of shaking hands in Japan?

• Anti-government protests break out across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu (pictured) by the national police.
• Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab that kills at least 10 people.
• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 500 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• In Yemen, 53 people are killed after the United States launches air and naval strikes.

March 24: Night of Power (Shia Islam, 2025); World Tuberculosis Day

• 1387 – Hundred Years' War: An English fleet led by Richard Fitzalan attacked 250 to 360 French, Flemish and Castilian vessels in the Battle of Margate.
• 1934 – The Tydings–McDuffie Act came into effect, which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years.
• 1939 – Members of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein attempted to overthrow the government and provoke Liechtenstein's annexation into Nazi Germany.
• 1964 – Royal assent was given to Prince Edward Island's Provincial Flag Act, which outlined the design of its provincial flag (pictured).
• 2006 – Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered.

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Michael Tritter is a fictional character in the medical drama series House, played by David Morse (pictured). The main antagonist of the third season (2006–07), Tritter is a police detective who tries to get Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) to apologize for leaving him with a thermometer in his rectum. After House refuses, Tritter discovers his Vicodin addiction, and forces him to go to rehab. The character was created as somebody who could go "toe-to-toe" with House. Morse, who had never seen the show before, was unsure if he could portray the character. The excited reaction of his friends convinced him to take the role. Initial critical responses were mostly positive, but critics later felt that the six-episode Tritter story arc became boring. Morse, though, was praised for his portrayal and received an Emmy nomination. He stated in a 2006 TV Guide interview that, although he had discussed it with the show's writers, reprising the character would be "practically impossible". (Full article...)

• ... that Razzouk Tattoo in Jerusalem has been giving tattoos to Christian pilgrims (process pictured) for more than 250 years?
• ... that John Albrinck is estimated to have planted more than 1,500 fruit trees during his time as a seminary rector?
• ... that clapper-bells are the oldest bronze-cast objects found at Erlitou?
• ... that the historic water stream Seil Amman was roofed to make way for a road in the 1960s?
• ... that C. G. Joshi played cricket for Rajasthan at the same time that he ran the fine arts department at Mayo College?
• ... that the French, when they began to colonize Cambodia, agreed that Angkor Wat was in Thailand?
• ... that there was initially an attempt to cover up any casualties during the 2025 New Delhi railway station crowd crush?
• ... that the music video for the single "Dam" by the Filipino boy band SB19 has been compared to Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings?
• ... that the "Slicker" "performed so well at cracking skulls"?

• Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (pictured) survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab that kills at least 10 people.
• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 500 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• In Yemen, 53 people are killed after the United States launches air and naval strikes.
• At least 42 people are killed as a result of storms and tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern United States.

March 23

• 1888 – Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, eventually resulting in the establishment of the Football League.
• 1931 – Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities.
• 1989 – Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim that was later discredited.
• 1994 – Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls.
• 2005 – A fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Texas City, the third-largest in the United States, killed 15 workers.

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The True Record was a pictorial magazine published in Shanghai, China, between June 1912 and March or April 1913. The magazine was established by brothers Gao Qifeng and Gao Jianfu as the nascent Republic of China was seeking to develop a new culture after centuries of Qing rule. It sought to monitor the new republic, report the welfare of the people, promote socialism, and distribute world knowledge. Under the Gaos and fellow editor Huang Binhong, the magazine published seventeen issues and expanded its reach from China through Southeast Asia to Hawaii. Supportive of Sun Yat-sen and the nationalist movement, the magazine was critical of Provisional President Yuan Shikai and closed during a time when he was consolidating his power. Articles covered such topics as art, current events, technology and politics. Despite having been published for less than one year, The True Record has been described as one of the most important illustrated magazines of the first years of the Republic of China. (Full article...)

• ... that a painting by Fabián Cháirez (pictured) depicting a nude, effeminate Emiliano Zapata caused violent protests at the Palacio de Bellas Artes?
• ... that an American football game had missiles set up in firing position on the field?
• ... that Chung Suet Ying has better sign language skills than her character in The Way We Talk, which requires her to sign "worse"?
• ... that while executives believed the Golden Rondelle Theater would be a waste of money, it was one of the 1964 World's Fair's most popular attractions?
• ... that University of Indonesia dean Sahati Suharto was sued by one of her expelled students?
• ... that the first general manager of a Michigan radio station almost died of carbon monoxide poisoning during construction?
• ... that the Attorney General of Georgia argued that Robin Shahar's lesbian wedding meant that she didn't have "good sense"?
• ... that the expansion of glaciers created two distinct forms of Aquilegia confusa, with individual populations better adapted to different elevations?
• ... that the identity of Cleo, who provided online answers to complex mathematics problems without showing any work, was revealed over a decade later in 2025?

• Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (pictured) survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab that kills at least 10 people.
• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 500 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• In Yemen, 53 people are killed after the United States launches air and naval strikes.
• At least 42 people are killed as a result of storms and tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern United States.

March 22: World Water Day; Earth Hour (20:30 local time, 2025)

• 106 – The Bostran era, the official era of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, began.
• 1638 – Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her participation in the Antinomian Controversy.
• 1896 – Charilaos Vasilakos (pictured) won the first modern marathon in preparation for the inaugural Summer Olympics.
• 1913 – Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
• 1984 – Teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren, leading to the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history.
• 1995 – Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned from the space station Mir aboard Soyuz TM-20 after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight.

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"All-American Bitch" is a 2023 song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo (pictured) from her second studio album, Guts. Lyrically, it is satire and explores Rodrigo's concerns about society's double standards and contradictory expectations for women. Rodrigo co-wrote the song with its producer, Dan Nigro, and believed it captured feelings repressed since age 15. It begins as a folk song and transitions into pop-punk during the chorus, incorporating influences of punk, rock, grunge, and pop rock. "All-American Bitch" was viewed as a successful opening track that appealed to Generation Z by music critics, who praised Rodrigo's vocals and the production. The song reached number 13 in the US and the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. Rodrigo performed it on Saturday Night Live, where she stabbed a red-colored cake at a tea party and splattered it on her face; the performance received positive reviews. She also included it on the set list of the 2024–2025 Guts World Tour. (Full article...)

• ... that Cao Shumin (pictured) was instrumental in overseeing the establishment of China's 4G mobile network?
• ... that an activist group projected an image of Elon Musk's salute onto a Tesla factory with the phrase "Heil Tesla"?
• ... that Jake Brown, although born with cerebral palsy, made dozens of appearances for the mainstream association football club Askam United?
• ... that the Hennepin Avenue Bridge was the first bridge across the Mississippi River?
• ... that Karl Braun and other German scientists played cards with their British colleagues during World War I?
• ... that a five-year-old boy thrown from a third-floor balcony in the Mall of America was released from the hospital just in time for his first day of kindergarten?
• ... that Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher, described his short story W leju po bombie as the only one of his works that can be classified as science fiction?
• ... that Black Forest gateau inspired an Internet meme?
• ... that Tim Urban stated that a procrastinator's brain is distracted by an "instant gratification monkey" and saved at the last minute by a "panic monster"?

• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 400 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire (damage pictured) in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• In Yemen, 53 people are killed after the United States launches air and naval strikes.
• At least 42 people are killed as a result of storms and tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern United States.
• The People's United Party, led by Johnny Briceño, wins the Belizean general election.

March 21: Oltenia Day in Romania

• 1913 – More than 360 were killed and 20,000 homes were destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
• 1925 – Ravel's opera L'enfant et les sortilèges (cover pictured), to a libretto by Colette, was premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.
• 1968 – War of Attrition: The Battle of Karameh took place between the Israel Defense Forces and allied troops of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Armed Forces.
• 1980 – The American soap opera Dallas aired the episode "A House Divided", which led to eight months of international speculation on "Who shot J.R.?"
• 2019 – A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.

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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating energy from its surface mainly as light and infrared radiation. It is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V), informally called a yellow dwarf, though its light is actually white. It formed about 4.6 billion years ago and is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth. From Earth the Sun is 1 astronomical unit (1.496×10⁸ km) or about 8 light-minutes away. Its diameter is about 1,391,400 km (864,600 mi), 109 times that of Earth. Its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth, making up about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. Every second, the Sun fuses about 600 billion kilograms (kg) of hydrogen into helium and converts 4 billion kg of matter into energy. Venerated in many cultures, it is a central subject for astronomical research since antiquity. (This article is part of a featured topic: Solar System.)

• ... that Paul Loudon was described as a "human battering ram" (pictured)?
• ... that the Battle of the Bosporus, one of the largest naval battles in the Middle Ages, was fought during the night in a storm in a narrow strait?
• ... that Terry Davis created TempleOS, a Bible-themed operating system that had more than 120,000 lines of code?
• ... that two EF2 tornadoes merged near downtown Tallahassee in 2024?
• ... that environment minister Peng Chi-ming drafted Taiwan's first weather insurance policy?
• ... that Los Angeles Rising was put together by two musicians who had been forced to evacuate their homes due to the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles?
• ... that the lead cast of Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In reunited to star in the unrelated film Hit N Fun?
• ... that The Hungry Five were credited with maintaining the unique ownership structure of the Green Bay Packers?
• ... that the zookeeper of the "loneliest elephant in the world" credited her with saving his marriage?

• Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip kill more than 400 people, ending the Gaza war ceasefire.
• A nightclub fire (damage pictured) in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• In Yemen, 53 people are killed after the United States launches air and naval strikes.
• At least 42 people are killed as a result of storms and tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern United States.
• The People's United Party, led by Johnny Briceño, wins the Belizean general election.

March 20: Nowruz (2025)

• 1724 – Following the death of Pope Innocent XIII, a papal conclave convened in Rome to elect a new pope.
• 1861 – An earthquake occurred in the Argentine province of Mendoza, causing at least 6,000 deaths and destroying most of the buildings in the province's capital city.
• 1922 – The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
• 1944 – World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.
• 1987 – The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (chemical structure pictured) became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.
• 2014 – Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.

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Steele's Greenville expedition took place from April 2 to April 25, 1863, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces commanded by Major General Frederick Steele (pictured) occupied Greenville, Mississippi, and operated in the surrounding area, to divert Confederate attention from a more important movement made in Louisiana by Major General John A. McClernand's corps. Minor skirmishing between the two sides occurred, particularly in the early stages of the expedition. More than 1,000 slaves were freed during the operation, and large quantities of supplies and animals were destroyed or removed from the area. Along with other operations, including Grierson's Raid, Steele's Greenville expedition distracted Confederate attention from McClernand's movement. Some historians have suggested that the Greenville expedition represented the Union war policy's shifting more towards expanding the war to Confederate social and economic structures and the Confederate homefront. (Full article...)

• ... that "Logical" was performed on a crescent moon (pictured) suspended from the ceiling on Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour?
• ... that a newly discovered bee descends from a single ancestor that reached the Hawaiian Islands between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago?
• ... that a single company authorizes health-insurance coverage for more than one hundred million Americans?
• ... that politician Prasenjit Barman was credited for leading the restoration of the Cooch Behar Palace?
• ... that Sound Transit has 170 pieces of permanent public art at its stations and facilities?
• ... that football player DJ Pickett was the first All-American at his high school since his uncle nearly 30 years prior?
• ... that The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy features stories spanning two centuries of Polish literary tradition, exploring the theme of personification of evil?
• ... that Roger Tocotes was suspected by the Duke of Clarence of masterminding the Duchess of Clarence's death, but Tocotes avoided capture until the King got involved?
• ... that Saturday Morning Strippers restored the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio?

• Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip kill over 400 Palestinians, bringing the Gaza war ceasefire to an end.
• A nightclub fire (damage pictured) in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• At least 42 people are killed as a result of storms and tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern United States.
• The People's United Party, led by Johnny Briceño, wins the Belizean general election.
• At least 15 civilians are killed in an Al-Shabaab attack and siege on a hotel in Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia.

March 19: Saint Joseph's Day (Western Christianity)

• 1279 – Mongol conquest of Song China: Zhao Bing (pictured), the last Song emperor, drowned at the end of the Battle of Yamen, bringing the Song dynasty to an end after three centuries.
• 1824 – American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.
• 1944 – The secular oratorio A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in London.
• 1998 – An unscheduled Ariana Afghan Airlines flight crashed into a mountain on approach into Kabul, killing all 45 people aboard.
• 2011 – First Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.

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Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – 18 March 978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. His father, King Edgar, had been a strong and overbearing monarch who had forced the nobility to surrender land to the monasteries. Edward's reign is remembered as a time of lawlessness, because of the efforts of the nobles to get their land back, sometimes by force, and because of disputes between the leading magnates, although these never led to warfare. His short reign ended in his murder in unclear circumstances. Medieval kings were believed to be sacrosanct, and Edward's violent death deeply troubled contemporaries. He soon came to be regarded as a saint, and his feast of 18 March is still listed by the Church of England. Edward was known in his own time for his violent temper, and the historian Tom Watson comments: "For an obnoxious teenager who showed no evidence of sanctity or kingly attributes and who should have been barely a footnote, his cult has endured mightily well." (Full article...)

• ... that around 200 cats (example pictured) are tasked, as "security officers", with keeping mice out of the Forbidden City?
• ... that the lyrics in Conan Gray's song "People Watching" were based on things he heard while eavesdropping on couples?
• ... that Lydie Pongault was appointed to the Congolese government to fill the roles of two other ministers?
• ... that the gray stonecrop was little known in the 1970s but became so popular by the 1990s that demand exceeded supply?
• ... that using samples provided by Johann Jacob Ferber, it was demonstrated that mosaics at Pompeii were made with glass paste, not stone?
• ... that seven U.S. prosecutors resigned in protest over the Eric Adams corruption case?
• ... that Abbess Ruothild wrapped the body of Saint Fara in a silk covered with bare-breasted Amazons?
• ... that Ethan Hawke and Devery Jacobs smoked CBD while filming the Reservation Dogs episode "Elora's Dad"?
• ... that someone accused George Chapman of basing his translation of the Odyssey on a Latin translation, and in return he called his accuser an "envious Windfucker" in the preface?

• A nightclub fire (damage pictured) in Kočani, North Macedonia, kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others.
• Mark Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership election.
• Martin Pfister is elected to the Swiss Federal Council.
• In Pakistan, a train hijacking by the Balochistan Liberation Army leaves at least 71 people dead.

March 18: Feast day of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (Christianity)

• 363 – A fire began in Rome that resulted in the destruction of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus.
• 1277 – Charles I of Anjou acquired a claim on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in exchange for a significant sum of money.
• 1906 – Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.
• 1925 – The deadliest tornado in U.S. history spawned in Missouri and traveled more than 219 miles (352 km) across Illinois and Indiana, leaving one of the longest continuous tornado tracks ever recorded.
• 1977 – The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.
• 2019 – Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing 64 civilians.

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The geography of Ireland, an island in Northern Europe, features low central plains surrounded by coastal mountains. Ireland's western coastline is rugged, with many islands, peninsulas, headlands and bays, while the southern and northern coasts feature a number of sea inlets, such as Lough Foyle and Cork Harbour; no part of the land is more than around 110 km (70 mi) from the sea. The second-largest of the British Isles, Ireland lies in the north Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the European continental shelf. The island is almost bisected by the River Shannon, which at 360.5 km (224 mi) with a 102.1 km (63 mi) estuary is its longest river. Politically, the island consists of the Republic of Ireland, with jurisdiction over about five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a constituent part of the United Kingdom, with jurisdiction over the remaining sixth. The island has a temperate oceanic climate, mild and humid, and warmer than other landmasses at the same latitude. (Full article...)

• ... that Ana María Iriarte (pictured) made her professional opera debut in 1945, retired from the stage in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006?
• ... that during the siege of Utica in 204 BC the Romans tied their whole fleet together prior to battle?
• ... that former Griqualand West cricketer Mike Doherty was the team's chairman when they won their first trophy in over 100 years?
• ... that only broken Japanese can be used on the social networking application Tsuita?
• ... that Prem Bery hosted state visits at the Central Cottage Industries Emporium?
• ... that Melania Trump wrote that Floor Frame represented "the important contributions of Asian American artists"?
• ... that you should "hang a gone fishin' notice on your office door" before reading Geometry of Quantum States?
• ... that the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in Sherlock is one of the most studied examples of queerbaiting?
• ... that an image of a skull can be used to express happiness?

• Mark Carney (pictured) succeeds Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership election.
• Martin Pfister is elected to the Swiss Federal Council.
• In Pakistan, a train hijacking by the Balochistan Liberation Army leaves at least 71 people dead.
• Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity.

March 17: Saint Patrick's Day (Christianity); Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (1861)

• 1864 – Second Schleswig War: In an attempt to end a Danish blockade, Eduard von Jachmann led a Prussian squadron in an attack against a Danish fleet led by Edvard van Dockum.
• 1902 – The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.
• 1957 – A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
• 1979 – The Penmanshiel Tunnel in the Scottish Borders collapsed during refurbishing construction, killing two workers, and leading to the abandonment of the tunnel.
• 2004 – Unrest in Kosovo broke out, resulting in the deaths of 28, the wounding of more than 600 others, and the destruction of several Serb Orthodox churches and shrines.

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Flight Pattern is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Crystal Pite, set to the first movement of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3. It premiered at the Royal Opera House (pictured) in London on 16 March 2017, making Pite the first woman to choreograph for the Royal Ballet's main stage in 18 years. The ballet won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production in 2018. Flight Pattern examines the plight of refugees, drawing inspiration from 20th and 21st-century events, particularly the refugee crisis caused by the Syrian civil war. The ballet starts with 36 dancers performing on stage and transitions to a series of duets and solos originated by the dancers Marcelino Sambé and Kristen McNally. The piece was mostly positively reviewed by critics, with many praising the performance of the two soloists and the choreography of the ensemble. In 2022, Pite expanded the ballet into Light of Passage, with Flight Pattern becoming the first part of the ballet. (Full article...)

• ... that the crash of a Bersey Electric Cab (pictured) in London in 1897 led to the first-ever charge of drunk driving?
• ... that Domingo Chalá worked as a gravedigger for much of his life before releasing his debut album?
• ... that the Louafi Bouguera Olympic Bridge was named after the first Franco-Algerian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?
• ... that brass casting, which later became a hallmark of Benin art, was first introduced to Igodomigodo during Uwa's reign?
• ... that Benevacantism is the belief that Francis is not truly the pope, because his predecessor did not validly resign?
• ... that Wes Carlson used a different last name than his father because of a schoolteacher's mistake?
• ... that Sedum palmeri is common on windowsills in the Mediterranean because it is easy to share with other people?
• ... that the runway show for Scanners by Alexander McQueen concluded with a mostly nude model struggling through an artificial snowstorm in a wind tunnel?
• ... that the lord of Bitchū Matsuyama Castle is a cat?

• Mark Carney (pictured) succeeds Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership election.
• Martin Pfister is elected to the Swiss Federal Council.
• In Pakistan, a train hijacking by the Balochistan Liberation Army leaves at least 71 people dead.
• Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity.

March 16: Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires

• 934 – Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
• 1689 – The Royal Welch Fusiliers (cap badge pictured), one of the oldest line-infantry regiments of the British Army, was founded.
• 1819 – The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in New York City, was incorporated.
• 1984 – William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.
• 1988 – Michael Stone, an Ulster loyalist, attacked the funeral of three Provisional IRA members, killing three attendees and injuring at least sixty others.

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The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer auxiliary created in 1908. It was designed to reinforce the British Army overseas during war without resorting to conscription, but for political reasons it was constituted as a home defence force in which foreign service was voluntary. It was not well regarded by the military authorities. On the outbreak of the First World War, the regular army was expanded by raising the New Army from scratch rather than relying on the Territorial Force. Territorials volunteered for foreign service in large numbers, and territorial divisions filled the gap between the near destruction of the regular army during the German offensive of 1914 and the arrival of the New Army in 1915. The force also provided the bulk of the British contingent in the Sinai and Palestine campaign. The territorial identity was eroded by the introduction of conscription in 1916, and by the war's end there was little to distinguish between regular, territorial and New Army formations. (Full article...)

• ... that Jameson's red rock hare (pictured) once had ten recognized subspecies, but now has none?
• ... that both a statue of Lord Botetourt and a medal named for him have been the subject of replicas made for the College of William & Mary?
• ... that after being unpicked for the NBA, Damian Chong Qui went on to become the first player to score a triple-double in the East Asia Super League?
• ... that the mummy of the ancient Egyptian estate manager Wah was wrapped in 375 m² (448 sq yd) of linen?
• ... that 404 Fifth Avenue's exterior terracotta features a color scheme usually found in pottery rather than on facades?
• ... that due to her experience of Italy's immigration policies, journalist Nadeesha Uyangoda has been outspoken on migrant rights?
• ... that The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught explores how school textbooks across the world distort history to serve political interests?
• ... that Ray Jennison legally changed his last name from "Jenison" because "people were always misspelling it"?
• ... that history has a history?

• Mark Carney (pictured) succeeds Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership election.
• In Pakistan, a train hijacking by the Balochistan Liberation Army leaves at least 71 people dead.
• Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity.
• Intuitive Machines' Athena lands on the Moon at an incorrect angle and is unable to complete its mission.

March 15: Ides of March

• 44 BC – Julius Caesar (bust pictured), the dictator of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.
• 1823 – American sailor Benjamin Morrell erroneously reported the existence of New South Greenland, a phantom island, near Antarctica.
• 1916 – Six days after Pancho Villa and his cross-border raiders attacked Columbus, New Mexico, U.S. general John J. Pershing led a punitive expedition into Mexico to pursue him.
• 1917 – Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution, ending three centuries of Romanov rule.
• 1943 – The deportation of 50,000 Jews from the Greek city of Thessaloniki began.
• 1951 – The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.

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The five-pound British gold coin has been struck intermittently since 1820, but was issued as a circulation coin only in 1887, 1893 and 1902. Through most of its history, it has depicted, on its reverse, Benedetto Pistrucci's portrayal of Saint George and the Dragon, traditionally used on the sovereign. The five-pound piece was first struck in 1820 as a pattern coin. It was issued again in small numbers in 1826, 1829 and 1839, with the last using the well-regarded depiction of Una and the Lion (pictured) by William Wyon. In 1887 and 1902 it was struck in small numbers at the Sydney Mint. A five-pound coin struck in preparation for the coinage of Edward VIII sold in 2021 for £1,654,000, the highest price paid for a British coin. Since 1980, it has been struck in most years by the Royal Mint for sale to collectors and investors. Commemorative versions have been issued, such as in 2022, following the death of Elizabeth II; this depicted her son and successor, Charles III. (Full article...)

• ... that the tenure of Edmund C. Stanton (pictured) as director of the Metropolitan Opera featured the first United States performance of Wagner's Ring cycle?
• ... that Eurowhiteness disputes the belief that the European Union "stands for diversity, inclusion and openness"?
• ... that Hikaru Mori and Megu Uyama became world champions in synchronized trampoline after training together for only a month?
• ... that the Battle of Chunj is the only battle in which a British soldier died in action for Pakistan?
• ... that pilot-induced oscillations on board Olympic Airways Flight 3838 killed seven people, including Greek deputy foreign minister Giannos Kranidiotis?
• ... that Soepojo Padmodipoetro, despite being the highest administrator of Gadjah Mada University, could not attend its meetings?
• ... that a search engine for pirated books has been used to train large language models?
• ... that "Plaza", a recognized Basque surname, comes from the Spanish language?
• ... that the rock stonecrop can go in a soup as well as on a roof?