History
On this day in 461: St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, died
St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, remains one of the most enduring figures in Christian history, credited with bringing...
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On this day in 2014: A reported 97 percent of voters in Crimea chose to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation
In March 2014, authorities in Crimea reported that about 97 percent of voters supported leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian...
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On this day in 1990: The U.S.S.R. elected Mikhail Gorbachev to the newly created post of president of the Soviet Union.
On 15 March 1990, the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union elected Mikhail Gorbachev to the newly created...
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On this day in 2018: English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died
Stephen Hawking, one of the most influential theoretical physicists of the modern era, transformed humanity’s understanding of black holes, cosmology...
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On this day in 1881: Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in St. Petersburg
Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in St. Petersburg on 13 March 1881, a violent end to the reign...
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On this day in 1999: Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic became members of the NATO
On 12 March 1999, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic formally became members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),...
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In this day in 2020: The World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) formally declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, marking a historic moment in modern public...
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On this day in 1969: James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
On 10 March 1969, James Earl Ray formally pleaded guilty in a Tennessee court to the assassination of American civil...
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On this day in 1934: Yuri Gagarin, who in 1961 became the first man to travel in space, was born in Russia
On March 9, 1934, Yuri Gagarin was born in the Soviet Union, a man whose name would become permanently linked...
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On this day: International Women’s Day, celebrating progress and confronting the challenges ahead
International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, recognises the achievements of women across social, economic, cultural and political spheres...
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