March 2nd 1974

Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up

March 3rd 1934

John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol

March 4th 1964

Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering

March 5th 1970

Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect

March 6th 1899

“Asprin” patented by Felix Hoffmann

March 7th 1989

Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie’s book ‘Satanic Verses’

March 8th 1959

The Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo’s final TV appearance together

March 9th 1962

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians

March 10th 1994

1 million Greeks attend actress Melina Mercouri’s funeral

March 11th 1997

Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen

March 12th 1993

317 killed by bomb attacks in Bombay

March 13th 1904

Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilean border dedicated

March 14th 2010

No reports of damage or casualties are reported after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits central Japan

March 15th 1971

Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet

March 16th 1970

New English Bible published

March 17th 1942

Belzec Concentration Camp opens-30,000 Lublin Polish Jews transported

March 18th 1940

Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany’s war against France and Britain

March 19th 1996

Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marriage

March 20th 1969

Beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar

March 21st 2011

The first full face transplant is performed on Dallas Weins by surgeons at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts

March 22nd 1965

D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

March 23rd 1972

Evil Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars

March 24th 1952

Great demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa

March 25th 1995

Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years

March 26th 1980

Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police)

March 27th 1933

Polythene discovered by Reginald Gibson and Eric William Fawcett

March 28th 1977

Morarji Desai forms government in India

March 29th 1961

After a 4 year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge

March 30th 1919

Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act

March 31st 1889

300m Eiffel Tower officially opens, commemorates French Revolution