 100 years after Easter Rising
100 year anniversary of Irish Easter Rising
Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin as part of an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising also known as the Easter Rebellion; a rebellion which was an attempt to remove British rule ....more March 31, 1904, in India, hundreds of Tibetans are slaughtered by the British
March 30 1981, US President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded when a lone gunman opens fire in Washington March 29, 1973, the last U.S. troops left South Vietnam March 28, 1979, Radioactive steam leaks into the atmosphere at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania prompting fears for the safety of the plant's 500 workers March 27, 1977, Hundreds dead in Tenerife plane crash. At least 560 people die when two jumbo jets collide on a runway in the popular holiday destination of Tenerife. March 26, 1942, the Germans begin to send Jews to Auschwitz in Poland March 25, 1975, Saudi's King Faisal is assassinated - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia dies after a gun attack despite the efforts of doctors to keep him alive March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil spill occurs in Prince William Sound, Alaska March 23, 1920, Britain denounces the U.S. because of their delay in joining the League of Nations March 22, 1945, The Arab League is formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt March 21, 1960, scores die in Sharpeville shoot-out - More than 50 Africans die and 169 are injured as police open fire in the South African township of Sharpeville March 20, 1966, the football World Cup is stolen while on exhibition in London March 19, 1982, a group of Argentinians land at the British colony of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic and plant their nation's flag March 18, 1940 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a meeting at the Brenner Pass. The Italian dictator agreed to join in Germany's war against France and Britain during the meeting. March 17, 1973, the first American prisoners of war (POWs) were released from the "Hanoi Hilton" in Hanoi, North Vietnam March 16, 1988, a gunman kills three mourners and injures at least 50 people attending a funeral for IRA members shot dead in Gibraltar March 15, 1990, in Iraq, British journalist Farzad Bazoft is hanged for spying March 14, 1991, the Birmingham Six walk free from jail after their convictions for the murder of 21 people in two pubs are quashed by the Court of Appeal March 13, 1996, a lone gunman goes on a shooting spree at a school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and their teacher |
March 11, 2004, in Madrid, Spain, several coordinated bombing attacks on commuter trains kill at least 190 people and injure more than 2,000
March 10, 1945, American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo, Japan, killing 100,000 people
March 9, 1993, Rodney King testifies at the federal trial of four Los Angeles police officers accused of violating his civil rights March 8, 1985, at least 45 people die and 175 are injured in a car bomb explosion in Beirut, Lebanon March 7, 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces cross the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany March 6, 1947 - Winston Churchill announced that he opposed British troop withdrawals from India. March 5, 1956, the United States Supreme Court upholds a ban on racial segregation in state schools, colleges and universities March 4, 1681, England's King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn for an area that later became the state of Pennsylvania March 3,1991, Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers - the scene was captured on amateur video March 2,1946, Ho Chi Minh is elected President of Vietnam March 2, 1349, 3,000 Jews were killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany March 1, 1954, the biggest explosion ever made by man is witnessed in the Pacific when US scientists explode their second H-bomb at Bikini Atol |
