Emperor Constantine I officially designated the dies Solis Invicti as the empire's day of rest, embedding a pagan festival into Roman law. This decree established Sunday as the standard weekly holiday across the Christianized West, shaping the rhythm of work and worship for centuries to come.
Napoleon's doctors begged him not to do it. After capturing Jaffa on March 7, 1799, Bonaparte faced 2,000 Albanian prisoners—too many to guard, too dangerous to release, too expensive to feed during his Egyptian campaign. His chief of staff Alexandre Berthier protested that executing surrendered soldiers violated military honor. Napoleon ordered the massacre anyway, marching the captives to the beach where French troops bayonetted them over three days to save ammunition. The atrocity haunted his reputation for decades, but here's what's rarely mentioned: a plague outbreak hit his army just days later, killing more French soldiers than the entire Jaffa siege. Some saw divine retribution in the timing.
Alexander Graham Bell secured the first US patent for the electric telephone in March 1876, establishing a master patent that legally and commercially dominated the industry while outlasting fierce disputes with contemporaries like Elisha Gray. This legal victory enabled Hungarian engineer Tivadar Puskás to invent the telephone switch later that same year, which directly facilitated the creation of telephone exchanges and the first interconnected networks.
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Rome got two emperors for the price of one when Marcus Aurelius refused to rule alone.
Rome got two emperors for the price of one when Marcus Aurelius refused to rule alone. His adoptive father Antoninus Pius had just died, and Marcus immediately insisted the Senate elevate his adoptive brother Lucius Verus to equal rank—unprecedented power-sharing in an empire built on singular authority. Marcus commanded the legions, handled the Germanic wars, and wrote Stoic philosophy by campfire. Lucius? He partied in Antioch while generals fought the Parthians in his name. The arrangement lasted eight years until Lucius died of a stroke. Marcus's son Commodus, who'd eventually fight as a gladiator in the Colosseum, proved that choosing family over merit wasn't always wise—something Marcus understood perfectly when he picked his brother but somehow forgot with his own child.
Antoninus Pius died after a peaceful twenty-three-year reign, leaving the Roman Empire to his adoptive sons, Marcus A…
Antoninus Pius died after a peaceful twenty-three-year reign, leaving the Roman Empire to his adoptive sons, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. This transition established the first joint emperorship in Roman history, forcing the state to navigate a complex dual-leadership structure that eventually strained the administrative stability of the imperial government.
The 80-year-old governor was reading poetry when the mob arrived demanding he become emperor.
The 80-year-old governor was reading poetry when the mob arrived demanding he become emperor. Gordian I hadn't sought power—African landowners rebelled against Maximinus Thrax's crushing taxes and needed a figurehead with imperial bloodline. He refused three times. His son finally convinced him. Twenty-two days later, both were dead. But their desperate gambit worked: the Senate seized the moment to declare Maximinus a public enemy, triggering the Year of the Six Emperors. Rome's soldiers discovered that provinces could make emperors too—not just legions on distant frontiers. An old man's reluctant acceptance fractured the empire's power structure forever.
Súditos romanos da África Proconsular se revoltam contra Maximino Trácio e elegem Gordiano I como imperador.
Súditos romanos da África Proconsular se revoltam contra Maximino Trácio e elegem Gordiano I como imperador.
el emperador romano Constantino declara el domingo («venerable día del Sol») como séptimo día de la semana, en lugar …
el emperador romano Constantino declara el domingo («venerable día del Sol») como séptimo día de la semana, en lugar del sábado judío.
Constantine Declares Sunday: Rome Rests on Christian Law
Emperor Constantine I officially designated the dies Solis Invicti as the empire's day of rest, embedding a pagan festival into Roman law. This decree established Sunday as the standard weekly holiday across the Christianized West, shaping the rhythm of work and worship for centuries to come.
Macarius I refused to recant even as the emperor's guards dragged him from the council chamber.
Macarius I refused to recant even as the emperor's guards dragged him from the council chamber. The Third Council of Constantinople had spent months debating whether Christ had one will or two, and the patriarch of Antioch wouldn't budge on his monothelite position—one will only. Emperor Constantine IV needed unity desperately; Arab armies were hammering at his borders. So on this day, Macarius became the first patriarch formally deposed by an ecumenical council, exiled to a monastery on the edge of the empire. The technical theological question he died defending? It would split Eastern Christianity for generations, making Byzantine politics even more impossible. Sometimes the smallest doctrinal details destroy the biggest empires.
Papst Gregor VII.
Papst Gregor VII. verhängt im Investiturstreit über den deutschen König Heinrich IV. erneut den Kirchenbann, nachdem er diesen drei Jahre früher in Canossa gelöst hat. Gleichzeitig erklärt er Gegenkönig Rudolf von Rheinfelden zum rechtmäßigen deutschen König.
Konrad III secured the German throne at Coblenz, backed by the papal legate Theodwin.
Konrad III secured the German throne at Coblenz, backed by the papal legate Theodwin. This election formally launched the Hohenstaufen dynasty, initiating a century-long power struggle between the German monarchs and the papacy that fundamentally reshaped the political landscape of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charles d'Anjou entre dans la ville de Naples après avoir vaincu et tué Manfred de Sicile à la bataille de Bénévent, …
Charles d'Anjou entre dans la ville de Naples après avoir vaincu et tué Manfred de Sicile à la bataille de Bénévent, le 26 février. Charles d'Anjou avait été au préalable investi par le pape Clément IV de la couronne de Sicile.
The bishop gave philosophy professors just three weeks to recant—or lose their jobs and face excommunication.
The bishop gave philosophy professors just three weeks to recant—or lose their jobs and face excommunication. Stephen Tempier's 1277 condemnation targeted 219 theses, many lifted straight from lectures by Thomas Aquinas and Siger of Brabant at the University of Paris. Tempier didn't care that Aquinas had died three years earlier. He banned the idea that God couldn't create multiple worlds, that intellect was shared among humans, that philosophy should operate independently from scripture. The crackdown backfired spectacularly. By declaring God's absolute freedom from Aristotelian logic, Tempier accidentally gave natural philosophers permission to imagine alternative physical laws. Within decades, scholars were questioning everything Aristotle said about motion and matter. The condemnation meant to protect theology ended up liberating science.
l'évêque de Paris Étienne Tempier condamne pour la réaffirmation des dogmes théologiques à l'Université de Paris les …
l'évêque de Paris Étienne Tempier condamne pour la réaffirmation des dogmes théologiques à l'Université de Paris les thèses averroïstes et aristotéliciennes dans un décret de 219 articles.
The bishop handed down 219 forbidden ideas in a single decree.
The bishop handed down 219 forbidden ideas in a single decree. Étienne Tempier, Paris's religious authority, didn't just condemn heresy — he banned specific philosophical propositions taught at Europe's most prestigious university, including the radical notion that God couldn't create multiple worlds or that the heavens were eternal. Professors who'd spent careers building arguments around Aristotle suddenly couldn't teach their life's work. The condemnations backfired spectacularly. By forbidding certain paths of inquiry, Tempier accidentally carved out space for experimental science — scholars like Nicole Oresme and Jean Buridan started exploring questions the Greeks never asked, since they couldn't rely on ancient authorities anymore. The church tried to control thought and ended up liberating it.
le navigateur Giovanni da Verrazano prend pied en Amérique du Nord.
le navigateur Giovanni da Verrazano prend pied en Amérique du Nord.
Luís de Camões recebe carta de perdão (estava preso após luta de espadas com certo Gonçalo Borges, em 16 de junho de …
Luís de Camões recebe carta de perdão (estava preso após luta de espadas com certo Gonçalo Borges, em 16 de junho de 1552).
Venice surrendered Cyprus without ever setting foot on the island to fight for it.
Venice surrendered Cyprus without ever setting foot on the island to fight for it. The 1573 peace treaty handed over their most profitable Mediterranean colony—source of cotton, sugar, and the crucial salt trade—because the Holy League had already collapsed. Spain pulled out. The Pope lost interest. And Venetian admiral Giacomo Foscarini sat in Crete with 60 galleys, watching Ottoman forces massacre 20,000 defenders at Famagusta the year before, doing nothing. The Republic's treasury was hemorrhaging 15,000 ducats daily just to maintain the fleet. So Venice's diplomats did what Venice always did best: they negotiated, paid 300,000 ducats in reparations, and went back to trading with the Ottomans within months. They'd rather do business than die for honor.
en Belgique, première assemblée générale du duché de Bouillon.
en Belgique, première assemblée générale du duché de Bouillon.
Antoine Louis, célèbre chirurgien de l'époque, préconise, dans un rapport remis ce jour à l'Assemblée législative, la…
Antoine Louis, célèbre chirurgien de l'époque, préconise, dans un rapport remis ce jour à l'Assemblée législative, la mise au point d'une machine à lame oblique (la guillotine), seul moyen de donner la mort à tous les condamnés avec rapidité et sûreté. La première utilisation aura lieu le 25 avril 1792.
Napoleon's doctors begged him not to do it.
Napoleon's doctors begged him not to do it. After capturing Jaffa on March 7, 1799, Bonaparte faced 2,000 Albanian prisoners—too many to guard, too dangerous to release, too expensive to feed during his Egyptian campaign. His chief of staff Alexandre Berthier protested that executing surrendered soldiers violated military honor. Napoleon ordered the massacre anyway, marching the captives to the beach where French troops bayonetted them over three days to save ammunition. The atrocity haunted his reputation for decades, but here's what's rarely mentioned: a plague outbreak hit his army just days later, killing more French soldiers than the entire Jaffa siege. Some saw divine retribution in the timing.
Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho consegue conduzir Príncipe João Maria de Bragança a divulgar uma carta Régia, que defende u…
Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho consegue conduzir Príncipe João Maria de Bragança a divulgar uma carta Régia, que defende uma crítica do sistema mercantilista, desarmamento alfandegário, prioridade conferida à agricultura numa primeira fase de acumulação de capitais, desenvolvimento sucessivo do comércio e da indústria.
en Chile, Antonio José de Irisarri asume como primer director supremo.
en Chile, Antonio José de Irisarri asume como primer director supremo.
Napoleon was dying, and he knew it.
Napoleon was dying, and he knew it. At Craonne on March 7, 1814, the 44-year-old emperor personally led his massively outnumbered Imperial Guard up a muddy plateau against 85,000 Russian and Prussian troops—and won. His soldiers were starving conscripts, some barely sixteen. The victory was tactically brilliant but strategically meaningless: he'd lost 5,400 men he couldn't replace while allied armies were already marching on Paris. Six weeks later, he'd abdicate for the first time. Craonne became a French word for pyrrhic victory, the place where Napoleon proved he could still win battles but had already lost the war.
rencontre, à Laffrey, près de Grenoble, entre Napoléon Ier revenant de captivité de l'île d'Elbe et les troupes envoy…
rencontre, à Laffrey, près de Grenoble, entre Napoléon Ier revenant de captivité de l'île d'Elbe et les troupes envoyées pour l'arrêter.
le roi Ferdinand VII renonce à l'absolutisme en Espagne, inaugurant le triennat libéral.
le roi Ferdinand VII renonce à l'absolutisme en Espagne, inaugurant le triennat libéral.
les rebelles napolitains sont écrasés par les Autrichiens à Rieti.
les rebelles napolitains sont écrasés par les Autrichiens à Rieti.
Die Oper Il crociato in Egitto von Giacomo Meyerbeer hat ihre Uraufführung im Teatro La Fenice in Venedig.
Die Oper Il crociato in Egitto von Giacomo Meyerbeer hat ihre Uraufführung im Teatro La Fenice in Venedig.
He convinced a 15-year-old heiress her father was bankrupt and dying, then drove Ellen Turner through the night to Gr…
He convinced a 15-year-old heiress her father was bankrupt and dying, then drove Ellen Turner through the night to Gretna Green for a forced marriage. Edward Gibbon Wakefield's scheme lasted four days before her uncles tracked them down in Calais. Parliament annulled the marriage and sent him to Newgate Prison for three years. But here's the twist: while locked up, Wakefield wrote treatises on "systematic colonization" that became the blueprint for settling South Australia and New Zealand. The man who kidnapped a schoolgirl to steal her fortune became the architect of British colonial policy in the Pacific. Sometimes history's visionaries are just criminals with time to think.
Brazilian marines launched a desperate amphibious assault on the Argentine naval outpost of Carmen de Patagones, but …
Brazilian marines launched a desperate amphibious assault on the Argentine naval outpost of Carmen de Patagones, but local militia and settlers repelled the landing force. This defeat forced the Brazilian Empire to abandon its blockade of the Río de la Plata, securing Argentine control over the strategic waterway and hastening the end of the Cisplatine War.
She was fifteen when Edward Gibbon Wakefield convinced her that her father had gone bankrupt and sent him to rescue her.
She was fifteen when Edward Gibbon Wakefield convinced her that her father had gone bankrupt and sent him to rescue her. The elaborate lie worked—Ellen Turner married the thirty-year-old schemer at Gretna Green before her wealthy family discovered the abduction. Parliament passed a special act to annul the marriage, and Wakefield spent three years in Newgate Prison, where he wrote the colonization theories that would reshape the British Empire. He'd later found settlements in New Zealand and Australia, always insisting his kidnapping conviction was a youthful mistake. The girl he manipulated into marriage died at nineteen, while the criminal who deceived her became one of the most influential colonial theorists of the Victorian age.
en el cerro de la Caballada, en el extremo sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) se enfrentan las fuerzas d…
en el cerro de la Caballada, en el extremo sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) se enfrentan las fuerzas del Imperio de Brasil ―comandadas por el capitán James Shepherd― con la guarnición del Fuerte del Carmen ―comandada por el coronel Martín Lacarra―, en lo que se dio en llamar Batalla de Carmen de Patagones.
création à la salle Favart de Fausto, de Louise Bertin, premier opéra sur l'œuvre du Faust de Goethe.
création à la salle Favart de Fausto, de Louise Bertin, premier opéra sur l'œuvre du Faust de Goethe.
le dramaturge Victor Hugo connaît un échec pour sa pièce Les Burgraves représentée à la Comédie-Française à Paris.
le dramaturge Victor Hugo connaît un échec pour sa pièce Les Burgraves représentée à la Comédie-Française à Paris.
en México, las tropas estadounidenses ocupan la ciudad Veracruz.
en México, las tropas estadounidenses ocupan la ciudad Veracruz.
le Reichstag de l'empire d'Autriche est dissous.
le Reichstag de l'empire d'Autriche est dissous.
en Colombia, José Hilario López, candidato radical, es nombrado presidente del Gobierno.
en Colombia, José Hilario López, candidato radical, es nombrado presidente del Gobierno.
en Santiago de Chile, Alejandro Cicarelli ―pintor italiano establecido en Chile―, funda la primera academia de pintur…
en Santiago de Chile, Alejandro Cicarelli ―pintor italiano establecido en Chile―, funda la primera academia de pintura de ese país.
حل البرلمان النمساوي.
حل البرلمان النمساوي.
Webster's Compromise Speech: Averting Civil War
Daniel Webster delivered his "Seventh of March" address in the Senate, abandoning his abolitionist allies to endorse the Compromise of 1850 and preserve the Union. The speech secured enough Northern votes to pass the compromise but destroyed Webster's reputation among anti-slavery advocates, who branded him a traitor to the cause.
Eine päpstliche Allokution über die Einrichtung von fünf Bistümern in den Niederlanden löst bei der mehrheitlich prot…
Eine päpstliche Allokution über die Einrichtung von fünf Bistümern in den Niederlanden löst bei der mehrheitlich protestantischen Bevölkerung Entrüstung aus, die in der Folge den Regierungschef Johan Rudolf Thorbecke zum Rücktritt bewegt.
Union Wins Pea Ridge: Missouri Secured
Union forces under General Samuel Curtis routed a larger Confederate army at Pea Ridge, securing federal control over Missouri and northern Arkansas for the remainder of the Civil War. The three-day battle eliminated the last organized Confederate threat west of the Mississippi and freed Union troops for campaigns deeper into the South.
victoire de Samuel Ryan Curtis à la bataille de Pea Ridge pendant la guerre de Sécession.
victoire de Samuel Ryan Curtis à la bataille de Pea Ridge pendant la guerre de Sécession.
In Wien erfolgt die Gründung des k.k.
In Wien erfolgt die Gründung des k.k. Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie, der zukünftigen Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien.
Alexander Graham Bell secured U.S.
Alexander Graham Bell secured U.S. Patent No. 174,465 for his acoustic telegraph, officially claiming the invention of the telephone. This legal protection transformed the device from a laboratory curiosity into a commercial enterprise, launching the global telecommunications industry and ending the era of reliance on the slower, text-based telegraph system.
Bell Receives Patent: The Telephone Era Begins
Alexander Graham Bell secured the first US patent for the electric telephone in March 1876, establishing a master patent that legally and commercially dominated the industry while outlasting fierce disputes with contemporaries like Elisha Gray. This legal victory enabled Hungarian engineer Tivadar Puskás to invent the telephone switch later that same year, which directly facilitated the creation of telephone exchanges and the first interconnected networks.
The school opened with just six faculty members and seventy-two students — but not one of them was there to study agr…
The school opened with just six faculty members and seventy-two students — but not one of them was there to study agriculture. North Carolina State was founded as a land-grant agricultural and mechanical college, yet its first class in 1889 couldn't learn farming because the legislature hadn't funded a single farm or piece of equipment. Students sat in borrowed buildings at the state penitentiary, studying theory from textbooks while the agricultural fields they were meant to cultivate remained empty plots on paper. It took three years before the school actually got land to farm on. The state had created an agricultural college that couldn't teach agriculture — a perfectly bureaucratic beginning for what became one of America's top engineering universities.
In Raleigh (North Carolina), North Carolina wird die North Carolina State University gegründet.
In Raleigh (North Carolina), North Carolina wird die North Carolina State University gegründet.
Aus der Umbenennung der seit 1889 existierenden Rudervereinigung Hammarby Roddförening geht der Stockholmer Sportvere…
Aus der Umbenennung der seit 1889 existierenden Rudervereinigung Hammarby Roddförening geht der Stockholmer Sportverein Hammarby IF hervor.
Der Arzt John Harvey Kellogg lässt den Patienten in seinem Sanatorium in Battle Creek, Michigan zum ersten Mal Cornfl…
Der Arzt John Harvey Kellogg lässt den Patienten in seinem Sanatorium in Battle Creek, Michigan zum ersten Mal Cornflakes servieren, die er zusammen mit seinem Bruder Will Keith Kellogg erfunden hat.
Wireless Waves Cross Sea: SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Makes History
The German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse blasts its first wireless signals to shore, shattering the isolation of the open ocean and proving that ships could communicate instantly with land. This breakthrough transforms maritime safety forever by allowing vessels to call for help during storms or collisions before they sink.
O transatlântico alemão SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse torna-se o primeiro navio a enviar sinais telegráficos sem fio à…
O transatlântico alemão SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse torna-se o primeiro navio a enviar sinais telegráficos sem fio à costa.
De la Rey Captures Lord Methuen at Tweebosch
Boer commando leader Koos de la Rey ambushed a British column at Tweebosch, capturing Lord Methuen and inflicting the largest British defeat since the guerrilla phase of the Second Boer War began. Methuen became the highest-ranking British officer captured during the conflict, and de la Rey chivalrously released him after treating his wounds. The victory embarrassed London and proved that Boer resistance remained formidable even as peace negotiations accelerated.
en Tweebosch (Transvaal) ―en el marco de las Guerras de los Bóer― los afrikáneres vencen a los británicos, capturan a…
en Tweebosch (Transvaal) ―en el marco de las Guerras de los Bóer― los afrikáneres vencen a los británicos, capturan a su general y a 200 de sus hombres.
Koos de la Rey’s Boer commandos routed a British column at the Battle of Tweebosch, capturing General Lord Methuen in…
Koos de la Rey’s Boer commandos routed a British column at the Battle of Tweebosch, capturing General Lord Methuen in the process. This humiliating defeat forced the British military to abandon their reliance on small, isolated patrols and accelerated the implementation of the scorched-earth policies that ultimately ended the conflict.
Bei den Bauarbeiten zum Schweizer Lötschbergtunnel werden erstmals druckluftbetriebene Bohrhämmer eingesetzt.
Bei den Bauarbeiten zum Schweizer Lötschbergtunnel werden erstmals druckluftbetriebene Bohrhämmer eingesetzt.
Die Congressional Subway nimmt innerhalb des Kapitolkomplexes in Washington, D.C., ihren Betrieb auf.
Die Congressional Subway nimmt innerhalb des Kapitolkomplexes in Washington, D.C., ihren Betrieb auf.
Roald Amundsen finally broke his silence in Hobart, Tasmania, confirming that his team reached the South Pole three m…
Roald Amundsen finally broke his silence in Hobart, Tasmania, confirming that his team reached the South Pole three months earlier. By beating Robert Falcon Scott to the bottom of the world, he proved that meticulous planning and reliance on dog sleds could conquer the Antarctic interior, ending the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Roald Amundsen anuncia el descubrimiento del polo sur.
Roald Amundsen anuncia el descubrimiento del polo sur.
Dubliners, ein Zyklus aus 15 Kurzgeschichten von James Joyce, erscheint.
Dubliners, ein Zyklus aus 15 Kurzgeschichten von James Joyce, erscheint.
He lasted six months.
He lasted six months. Prince William of Wied stepped off a yacht in Durrës as Albania's first sovereign ruler, backed by Europe's great powers who'd carved out this brand-new nation just two years earlier. The 35-year-old German aristocrat didn't speak Albanian, had never visited before, and commanded a country where half the population rejected his authority outright. Peasant revolts erupted within weeks. His treasury was empty by May. Then World War I started, and suddenly nobody in Vienna or Rome cared about propping up a makeshift Balkan throne. He fled in September, never to return, leaving behind a crown that technically still exists but has never touched another head.
Der Deutsche Wilhelm zu Wied trifft mit seiner Frau Sophie von Schönburg-Waldenburg und seiner Familie als neuer Fürs…
Der Deutsche Wilhelm zu Wied trifft mit seiner Frau Sophie von Schönburg-Waldenburg und seiner Familie als neuer Fürst Albaniens in der Hauptstadt Durrës ein. Seine Herrschaft dauert nur sechs Monate.
Die Konkursmasse der Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenwerke wird mit den Rapp Motorenwerken zur Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW…
Die Konkursmasse der Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenwerke wird mit den Rapp Motorenwerken zur Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) fusioniert. 1922 entwickeln sich daraus die Bayerische Motorenwerke (BMW).
le premier disque de jazz est mis sur le marché.
le premier disque de jazz est mis sur le marché. Il s'agit d'un enregistrement du groupe Original Dixieland Jazz Band incluant une composition qui sera un succès à l'époque, Livery Stable Blues.
Das japanische Elektronik-Unternehmen Panasonic Corporation wird gegründet.
Das japanische Elektronik-Unternehmen Panasonic Corporation wird gegründet.
signature d'un traité d'alliance entre le Reich et la Finlande, liant fortement les deux pays l'un à l'autre.
signature d'un traité d'alliance entre le Reich et la Finlande, liant fortement les deux pays l'un à l'autre.
Der syrische Nationalkongress proklamiert Faisal I. zum König von Syrien.
Der syrische Nationalkongress proklamiert Faisal I. zum König von Syrien. Die Kolonialmächte Frankreich und Großbritannien durchkreuzen jedoch das arabische Unabhängigkeitsstreben über den Völkerbund. Frankreich erhält das Völkerbundmandat für Syrien und Libanon. König Faisal geht im Juli nach einer verlorenen Schlacht gegen französische Truppen ins Exil.
The entire republic lasted just 17 days.
The entire republic lasted just 17 days. On February 2, 1921, coal miners in the Croatian town of Labin didn't just strike — they seized control, kicked out the Italian authorities, and declared their own socialist republic. Led by miner Giuseppe Tuntar, they ran the mines themselves, distributed food equally, and printed their own currency. The Italian government sent 5,000 troops to crush what they called the "Bolshevik threat." By February 19, it was over. But here's what stuck: those 17 days terrified Mussolini's Fascists so badly that they used the Labin uprising as their rallying cry to justify seizing power the following year. A handful of miners accidentally wrote the script for Italian Fascism.
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth descubre el asteroide Arcadia (1020).
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth descubre el asteroide Arcadia (1020).
première conversation téléphonique transatlantique entre New York et Londres.
première conversation téléphonique transatlantique entre New York et Londres.
Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7,6 in der japanischen Provinz Tango fordert mehr als 3.000 Todesopfer.
Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7,6 in der japanischen Provinz Tango fordert mehr als 3.000 Todesopfer.
Publicada a primeira edição do jornal brasileiro Estado de Minas.
Publicada a primeira edição do jornal brasileiro Estado de Minas.
Bei einem Zusammenstoß zwischen Anhängern der NSDAP und der KPD werden in Wöhrden drei Menschen erschlagen.
Bei einem Zusammenstoß zwischen Anhängern der NSDAP und der KPD werden in Wöhrden drei Menschen erschlagen. Die Nationalsozialisten schlachten in der Folge die „Blutnacht von Wöhrden“ propagandistisch aus, wodurch die Region Dithmarschen eine Hochburg des Nationalsozialismus wird.
The architect was 21 when he won the competition—then waited 14 years to see his building finished.
The architect was 21 when he won the competition—then waited 14 years to see his building finished. J.S. Sirén beat 174 competitors in 1924 with a design that shocked Finland's establishment: stark white granite, stripped of ornament, monumental yet modern. Parliament met there for the first time in March 1931, but Sirén's radical vision nearly didn't happen—conservatives demanded classical columns, nationalists wanted medieval towers. He refused every compromise. The building became the template for Nordic modernism, proving that a democracy's home didn't need to look backward to feel legitimate.
Die Junkers Ju 52/3m (Spitzname: „Tante Ju“) absolviert ihren Erstflug.
Die Junkers Ju 52/3m (Spitzname: „Tante Ju“) absolviert ihren Erstflug.
le gorille géant « King Kong » apparaît pour la première fois dans le film éponyme de Cooper et Schoedsack.
le gorille géant « King Kong » apparaît pour la première fois dans le film éponyme de Cooper et Schoedsack.
la Wehrmacht entra a la Renania desmilitarizada.
la Wehrmacht entra a la Renania desmilitarizada.
Hitler's generals begged him not to do it.
Hitler's generals begged him not to do it. They'd prepared retreat orders in case French troops moved to stop the 22,000 Wehrmacht soldiers marching into the demilitarized Rhineland on March 7, 1936. The Führer's hands trembled as he waited—if France responded, he later admitted, Germany would've had to withdraw "with our tails between our legs." But France didn't move. Neither did Britain. The bluff worked. Within three years, that same hesitation would embolden Hitler to invade Poland, but the real tragedy? France had 100 divisions that could've crushed the German force in hours. Sometimes the wars you don't fight guarantee the ones you can't avoid.
en el marco de la guerra civil española, se produce el hundimiento por parte de las defensas costeras de Cartagena, d…
en el marco de la guerra civil española, se produce el hundimiento por parte de las defensas costeras de Cartagena, del buque mercante, utilizado como transporte de tropas Castillo de Olite, convirtiéndose en el hundimiento de un solo buque con más víctimas mortales de la historia de España; 1476 fallecidos.
The crew never sent a distress signal.
The crew never sent a distress signal. On March 7, 1941, Günther Prien's U-47—the submarine that had snuck into Britain's Scapa Flow naval base in 1939 and sank the battleship HMS Royal Oak—vanished somewhere west of Ireland with all 45 men aboard. Prien was Nazi Germany's biggest propaganda star, his face on recruitment posters across the Reich. The Kriegsmarine couldn't admit they'd lost him, so they kept printing his exploits in newspapers for weeks, inventing patrols he'd never made. His mother received a letter saying he'd died months after the boat actually went down. Britain didn't confirm the kill until after the war—they weren't even sure which destroyer had done it.
American soldiers captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen after discovering German demolition charges failed to det…
American soldiers captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen after discovering German demolition charges failed to detonate. This unexpected crossing allowed Allied forces to pour armor and infantry directly into the German heartland, collapsing the Rhine defensive line weeks ahead of schedule and accelerating the final surrender of the Third Reich.
Vertreter des AVNOJ und der jugoslawischen Exilregierung werden zur Regierung des Demokratischen Föderativen Jugoslaw…
Vertreter des AVNOJ und der jugoslawischen Exilregierung werden zur Regierung des Demokratischen Föderativen Jugoslawien zusammengelegt. Die jugoslawische Exilregierung löst sich auf.
In der sowjetischen Besatzungszone wird die Freie Deutsche Jugend (FDJ) gegründet.
In der sowjetischen Besatzungszone wird die Freie Deutsche Jugend (FDJ) gegründet.
résolution 70 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, sur la tutelle de zones stratégiques.
résolution 70 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, sur la tutelle de zones stratégiques.
The Soviets denied Fuchs was their spy three weeks after he'd already confessed everything to British authorities.
The Soviets denied Fuchs was their spy three weeks after he'd already confessed everything to British authorities. Klaus Fuchs, a German-born physicist on the Manhattan Project, had handed over detailed atomic bomb blueprints to the KGB for six years—including the plutonium implosion design used at Nagasaki. Moscow's clumsy denial came even as Fuchs sat in a London cell describing his handler Harry Gold and the exact street corners where they'd met. His confession would lead FBI agents straight to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg within weeks. The Soviets weren't protecting Fuchs with their statement—he was already lost. They were protecting the dozens of other scientists still embedded in Western labs, buying them precious time to go dark.
The assassin fired three shots at point-blank range, then calmly waited beside the body for police to arrive.
The assassin fired three shots at point-blank range, then calmly waited beside the body for police to arrive. Khalil Tahmasebi killed Iranian Prime Minister Ali Razmara outside a Tehran mosque in 1951, eliminating the last major obstacle to nationalizing Iran's oil industry. Razmara had opposed seizing British petroleum assets, warning it'd be economically disastrous. Within weeks of his death, Mohammad Mossadegh took power and did exactly what Razmara feared—nationalizing the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Tahmasebi served just four years before being released as a hero. The oil crisis that followed brought CIA intervention, the 1953 coup, and decades of resentment that exploded in 1979. One man's patience at a crime scene reshaped the Middle East for seventy years.
The pilot radioed he was fine, then flew straight into a residential neighborhood.
The pilot radioed he was fine, then flew straight into a residential neighborhood. Northwest Orient Flight 307's Captain Glenn Brubaker had just assured controllers everything was normal when his Martin 2-0-2 plowed into Lynnhurst at 1:23 PM, killing all 15 aboard. Witnesses saw the plane descending through fog, engines running, no fire. Brubaker had 13,000 flight hours—he wasn't lost or panicking. Investigators eventually traced it to a faulty altimeter that told him he was 1,000 feet higher than reality. The crash led the CAA to mandate backup altimeters on all commercial aircraft within months. Brubaker died thinking he was safely above the city, his instruments lying to him until the moment of impact.
Ridgeway inherited a retreating army and did something no general had dared: he ordered his soldiers to dig in and ho…
Ridgeway inherited a retreating army and did something no general had dared: he ordered his soldiers to dig in and hold ground instead of falling back. Three months into commanding UN forces in Korea, he launched Operation Ripper on March 7, 1951, pushing 230,000 troops north toward Seoul with a strategy that terrified his own staff—grinding, methodical advances rather than MacArthur's bold sweeps. The assault recaptured Seoul for the second time in six months and established a defensive line near the 38th parallel that would barely shift for two more years of war. Ridgeway's plodding approach wasn't cowardice—it was calculation that transformed a rout into a stalemate, proving that sometimes the bravest military decision is refusing to be heroic.
O estado-unidense James Watson e o britânico Francis Crick decifram a estrutura de dupla hélice para o DNA.
O estado-unidense James Watson e o britânico Francis Crick decifram a estrutura de dupla hélice para o DNA.
l'URSS remporte le mondial de hockey sur glace dès sa première participation.
l'URSS remporte le mondial de hockey sur glace dès sa première participation.
en el Sitio de pruebas de Nevada, Estados Unidos detona su bomba atómica Turk, de 43 kilotones, la cuarta de las 14 d…
en el Sitio de pruebas de Nevada, Estados Unidos detona su bomba atómica Turk, de 43 kilotones, la cuarta de las 14 de la operación Teapot. Es la bomba n.º 55 de las 1132 que Estados Unidos detonó entre 1945 y 1992.
Carl Perkins sort le disque Blue Suede Shoes.
Carl Perkins sort le disque Blue Suede Shoes.
résolution 124 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, sur l'admission d'un nouveau membre, le Ghana.
résolution 124 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, sur l'admission d'un nouveau membre, le Ghana.
finaliza el Juicio de los aviadores en Cuba.
finaliza el Juicio de los aviadores en Cuba.
première parution du magazine français de programmes TV Télé 7 jours.
première parution du magazine français de programmes TV Télé 7 jours.
ouverture de la Conférence d’Évian sur l'Algérie.
ouverture de la Conférence d’Évian sur l'Algérie.
début d'une campagne du Front de libération du Québec, des cocktails molotov sont lancés sur des cibles militaires en…
début d'une campagne du Front de libération du Québec, des cocktails molotov sont lancés sur des cibles militaires en région montréalaise.
Blood on the Bridge: Selma's Bloody Sunday Sparks Civil Rights Victory
State and local police brutally attack 600 civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, leaving dozens hospitalized and sparking national outrage. This violence directly forces President Lyndon B. Johnson to address Congress two days later and push for the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The crew knew something was catastrophically wrong but never radioed for help.
The crew knew something was catastrophically wrong but never radioed for help. Aeroflot Flight 542's Antonov An-10 turboprop disintegrated mid-air over Siberia's Yermakovsky District, scattering wreckage across frozen wilderness and killing all 31 people aboard. Soviet investigators discovered metal fatigue had literally torn the fuselage apart—cracks spreading through the aircraft's skin like spiderwebs. The An-10 fleet was quietly grounded within months, but here's what's chilling: Aeroflot had been receiving warnings about structural failures for years. They'd kept flying anyway, prioritizing routes over safety until the airframe couldn't take it anymore. The Soviets never publicly acknowledged the design flaw, just made the entire model disappear from service.
Die Rundfunksendung Sonntagsrätsel mit Hans Rosenthal hat auf RIAS 1 Premiere.
Die Rundfunksendung Sonntagsrätsel mit Hans Rosenthal hat auf RIAS 1 Premiere. Ursprünglich ist die Sendung nur für kurze Zeit geplant, um mit Hilfe eines Gewinnspiels die Anzahl der RIAS-Hörer in der DDR festzustellen.
début de l'émission Dim, Dam, Dom sur la deuxième chaîne de l'ORTF.
début de l'émission Dim, Dam, Dom sur la deuxième chaîne de l'ORTF.
le président de la République de France Charles de Gaulle annonce le retrait de la France de la structure militaire d…
le président de la République de France Charles de Gaulle annonce le retrait de la France de la structure militaire de l'OTAN.
en los Estados Unidos, el sindicalista Jimmy Hoffa empieza su sentencia de ocho años por intentar sobornar a un jurado.
en los Estados Unidos, el sindicalista Jimmy Hoffa empieza su sentencia de ocho años por intentar sobornar a un jurado.
The operation named after a 19th-century Vietnamese nationalist hero who fought against French colonialism.
The operation named after a 19th-century Vietnamese nationalist hero who fought against French colonialism. That's what American commanders called their mission to crush Vietnamese independence fighters in 1968. Operation Truong Cong Dinh sent U.S. and South Vietnamese forces into the Mekong Delta around Mỹ Tho, trying to clear Viet Cong from villages where they'd lived for years. The irony wasn't lost on anyone who knew their history. Truong Cong Dinh had spent his life resisting foreign occupation of Vietnam, dying in battle against European invaders. Now his name was stamped on maps carried by American soldiers doing exactly what he'd fought against. The operation lasted until May, displacing thousands of civilians and destroying countless villages. Sometimes you defeat yourself just by choosing what to call the fight.
sortie du film Le Cerveau de Gérard Oury, avec Bourvil, Jean-Paul Belmondo et Eli Wallach.
sortie du film Le Cerveau de Gérard Oury, avec Bourvil, Jean-Paul Belmondo et Eli Wallach.
à Montréal, Pierre-Paul Geoffroy plaide coupable à cent vingt-quatre chefs d'accusation, pour son action terroriste a…
à Montréal, Pierre-Paul Geoffroy plaide coupable à cent vingt-quatre chefs d'accusation, pour son action terroriste au sein du Front de libération du Québec.
Am fünften Tag der Apollo 9-Mission koppeln die Astronauten Rusty Schweickart und James McDivitt die Mondlandefähre v…
Am fünften Tag der Apollo 9-Mission koppeln die Astronauten Rusty Schweickart und James McDivitt die Mondlandefähre von der Apollo-Kommandokapsel ab und führen einen Testflug durch. Sechs Stunden später gelingt das Wiederandockmanöver problemlos.
In der japanischen Stadt Kamakura verkehrt erstmals die Hängebahn Shōnan Monorail.
In der japanischen Stadt Kamakura verkehrt erstmals die Hängebahn Shōnan Monorail.
Der WDR strahlt die erste Folge der Lach- und Sachgeschichten für Fernsehanfänger aus, die ab Januar 1972 den Titel D…
Der WDR strahlt die erste Folge der Lach- und Sachgeschichten für Fernsehanfänger aus, die ab Januar 1972 den Titel Die Sendung mit der Maus tragen werden.
He didn't say the word "independence" once.
He didn't say the word "independence" once. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stood before a million Bengalis at Ramna Race Course and gave them everything they needed to revolt against Pakistan—except the explicit declaration that could've gotten him arrested on the spot. "This time the struggle is for our freedom," he said, and the crowd understood perfectly. Seven days of strikes. Four demands. The Pakistani military listened too, preparing their crackdown while Mujib walked a razor's edge between revolution and treason. Twenty-five days later, they launched Operation Searchlight, killing thousands and proving that sometimes the most dangerous speech is the one that never quite finishes its own sentence.
en España, el cardenal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón es nombrado presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal Española.
en España, el cardenal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón es nombrado presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal Española.
sortie du film L’Affaire Dominici de Claude Bernard-Aubert avec Jean Gabin.
sortie du film L’Affaire Dominici de Claude Bernard-Aubert avec Jean Gabin.
Der tschechoslowakische Astronom Luboš Kohoutek entdeckt den Kometen C/1973 E1 und löst damit eine weltweite Kometenb…
Der tschechoslowakische Astronom Luboš Kohoutek entdeckt den Kometen C/1973 E1 und löst damit eine weltweite Kometenbegeisterung aus.
aux premières élections du Bangladesh indépendant, le Premier ministre Mujibur Rahman l'emporte.
aux premières élections du Bangladesh indépendant, le Premier ministre Mujibur Rahman l'emporte.
les deux Allemagnes conviennent d'établir des missions diplomatiques permanentes dans leur capitale respective.
les deux Allemagnes conviennent d'établir des missions diplomatiques permanentes dans leur capitale respective.
تأسيس جمعية أم القرى الخيرية النسائية في مكة.
تأسيس جمعية أم القرى الخيرية النسائية في مكة.
Der österreichische Skispringer Toni Innauer springt mit 176 Metern Weltrekord in Oberstdorf.
Der österreichische Skispringer Toni Innauer springt mit 176 Metern Weltrekord in Oberstdorf.
une représentation d'Elton John est mise en exposition dans le musée de cire de Madame Tussaud, à Londres.
une représentation d'Elton John est mise en exposition dans le musée de cire de Madame Tussaud, à Londres. L'artiste est le premier artiste de rock depuis les Beatles en 1964 à recevoir cet honneur dans le célèbre établissement.
el sencillo "Night Fever" de Los Bee Gees fue el sencillo número uno del Billboard Hot 100 por ocho semanas en 1978.
el sencillo "Night Fever" de Los Bee Gees fue el sencillo número uno del Billboard Hot 100 por ocho semanas en 1978.
US-Präsident Jimmy Carter beginnt eine einwöchige Friedensmission, um zwischen Israel und Ägypten zu vermitteln.
US-Präsident Jimmy Carter beginnt eine einwöchige Friedensmission, um zwischen Israel und Ägypten zu vermitteln. Seine Bemühungen werden schließlich zur Unterzeichnung des Israelisch-ägyptischen Friedensvertrages führen.
Nach Streitigkeiten innerhalb der Organisation Ärzte ohne Grenzen gründet der französische Arzt und Politiker Bernard…
Nach Streitigkeiten innerhalb der Organisation Ärzte ohne Grenzen gründet der französische Arzt und Politiker Bernard Kouchner gemeinsam mit 14 anderen Personen die internationale Hilfsorganisation Médecins du Monde (Ärzte der Welt).
Início das emissões regulares a cores da RTP.
Início das emissões regulares a cores da RTP.
le pétrolier Tanio (pavillon malgache), chargé de 27 000 tonnes de fioul lourd, se brise en deux au large de Roscoff …
le pétrolier Tanio (pavillon malgache), chargé de 27 000 tonnes de fioul lourd, se brise en deux au large de Roscoff (nord de l'île de Batz, France). Huit marins sont tués tandis que 8 000 tonnes se répandent en mer et polluent les côtes du Finistère et des Côtes-d'Armor.
se lanzaba con éxito desde Cabo Cañaveral, en un cohete Thor-Delta 301/D8, el primer observatorio solar orbitado por …
se lanzaba con éxito desde Cabo Cañaveral, en un cohete Thor-Delta 301/D8, el primer observatorio solar orbitado por los Estados Unidos, (OSO-1).
Michèle Mouton remporte le rallye automobile du Portugal.
Michèle Mouton remporte le rallye automobile du Portugal.
Jarmila Kratochvílová porte le record du monde féminin indoor du 400 mètres à 49,59 s.
Jarmila Kratochvílová porte le record du monde féminin indoor du 400 mètres à 49,59 s.
CIA-trained contras mined the Nicaraguan harbor of San Juan del Sur, damaging several international merchant ships.
CIA-trained contras mined the Nicaraguan harbor of San Juan del Sur, damaging several international merchant ships. This covert operation prompted the World Court to later rule that the United States had violated international law by intervening in Nicaragua’s internal affairs and infringing upon its sovereignty.
les autorités du Penjab ordonnent un renforcement des mesures de sécurité et décident de fournir des armes à la popul…
les autorités du Penjab ordonnent un renforcement des mesures de sécurité et décident de fournir des armes à la population pour se protéger du terrorisme sikh.
They recorded it in one night, but Lionel Richie didn't sleep for three days before, terrified the melody wasn't simp…
They recorded it in one night, but Lionel Richie didn't sleep for three days before, terrified the melody wasn't simple enough for 46 massive egos to sing together. Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones posted a sign on the studio door: "Check your egos at the door." It worked. Bob Dylan couldn't find his part, Stevie Wonder coached him through it in minutes. The single raised over $63 million for African famine relief and became the blueprint for every celebrity charity collaboration since—though none have matched its sales or cultural grip. What started as Richie's panic about writing something "too complicated" became the template for how famous people try to save the world.
sortie de la chanson We are the world au profit de USA for Africa, écrite par Michael Jackson et Lionel Richie.
sortie de la chanson We are the world au profit de USA for Africa, écrite par Michael Jackson et Lionel Richie. Elle réunira 50 millions de dollars contre la famine en Éthiopie.
en el Hospital Westend de Berlín, el cirujano Emil Sebastian Bücherl (1919-2001) lleva a cabo la primera operación re…
en el Hospital Westend de Berlín, el cirujano Emil Sebastian Bücherl (1919-2001) lleva a cabo la primera operación realizada en Alemania con un corazón artificial. El paciente, de 39 años, fallece cuatro días más tarde.
The crew cabin was intact.
The crew cabin was intact. When divers from the USS Preserver found it 100 feet down on March 7, 1986—six weeks after the Challenger explosion—NASA faced a truth it didn't want: the astronauts likely survived the initial breakup at 48,000 feet. Personal egress air packs had been manually activated. Three of them. That meant conscious crew members switching on emergency oxygen during the two-minute, forty-five-second fall to the ocean. The discovery forced NASA to add crew escape systems to future shuttles and changed how we talk about the disaster. We'd been calling it an explosion when it was really a fall.
massacre de Lieyu.
massacre de Lieyu. L'armée taiwanaise a massacré 19 ou plus de réfugiés vietnamiens sans armes cherchant l'asile politique à Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.
les scénaristes syndiqués de Hollywood entament une grève (Grève de 1988 de la WGA (en)) qui durera vingt-deux semain…
les scénaristes syndiqués de Hollywood entament une grève (Grève de 1988 de la WGA (en)) qui durera vingt-deux semaines, soit 5 mois.
Die Band Depeche Mode gibt in der Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin ihr einziges Konzert in der DDR.
Die Band Depeche Mode gibt in der Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin ihr einziges Konzert in der DDR.
Iran and UK Sever Ties: Rushdie Controversy Ignites Global Debate
Iran severed diplomatic ties with Britain in 1989 following the fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his novel *The Satanic Verses*. This rupture ended decades of engagement and cemented a deep, enduring hostility that continues to shape Middle Eastern-Western relations today.
Der Staatsrat der Volksrepublik China unter Hu Jintao erklärt nach zweitägigen Protesten gegen die chinesische Okkupa…
Der Staatsrat der Volksrepublik China unter Hu Jintao erklärt nach zweitägigen Protesten gegen die chinesische Okkupation das Kriegsrecht in Tibet.
O Conselho de Estado da China decreta lei marcial em Lhasa, Tibete.
O Conselho de Estado da China decreta lei marcial em Lhasa, Tibete.
en Suiza se estrena el primer episodio de la serie infantil Pingu, hecha en stop motion.
en Suiza se estrena el primer episodio de la serie infantil Pingu, hecha en stop motion.
la FDA impose un étiquetage plus clair et plus complet sur presque tous les emballages d'aliments vendus aux États-Unis.
la FDA impose un étiquetage plus clair et plus complet sur presque tous les emballages d'aliments vendus aux États-Unis.
la barge pétrolière Vistabella, immatriculée à Trinité-et-Tobago, sans assurance en matière de pollution, coule par 6…
la barge pétrolière Vistabella, immatriculée à Trinité-et-Tobago, sans assurance en matière de pollution, coule par 600 m de fond à 15 milles au sud-est de Niévès, une des deux îles majeures du petit État caraïbe de Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès. Ses 2 000 tonnes de fioul lourd se déversent dans cinq juridictions : Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, les îles de Saba (Antilles néerlandaises), Saint-Martin et Saint-Barthélemy (Antilles françaises), les îles Vierges britanniques, des îles Vierges américaines et de Porto Rico (États-Unis).
en España, el Congreso aprueba la creación del Instituto Cervantes.
en España, el Congreso aprueba la creación del Instituto Cervantes.
sale al aire por primera vez el primer capítulo de la exitosa serie de anime, Sailor Moon.
sale al aire por primera vez el primer capítulo de la exitosa serie de anime, Sailor Moon.
l'équipe anglaise de rugby à XV, tenante du titre, remporte le tournoi des cinq nations.
l'équipe anglaise de rugby à XV, tenante du titre, remporte le tournoi des cinq nations.
Nach dem Rücktritt Wilfried Martens’ wird Jean-Luc Dehaene neuer belgischer Premierminister.
Nach dem Rücktritt Wilfried Martens’ wird Jean-Luc Dehaene neuer belgischer Premierminister.
signature à Islamabad d'un accord de paix et de partage du pouvoir afghan destiné à mettre fin aux affrontements entr…
signature à Islamabad d'un accord de paix et de partage du pouvoir afghan destiné à mettre fin aux affrontements entre les dix factions rivales.
In den ersten freien Wahlen in Kasachstan, die aber von internationalen Beobachtern insgesamt als unfair bezeichnet w…
In den ersten freien Wahlen in Kasachstan, die aber von internationalen Beobachtern insgesamt als unfair bezeichnet werden, gewinnen die den regierenden Präsidenten Nursultan Nasarbajew unterstützenden Parteien die Mehrheit.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that 2 Live Crew's raunchy rap version of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" was le…
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that 2 Live Crew's raunchy rap version of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" was legal parody. Justice David Souter wrote the 1994 decision himself, parsing the difference between commercial mockery and market substitution—could listeners tell the group was making fun of the original? Acuff-Rose Music had demanded $250,000 when 2 Live Crew asked permission, so the rappers released it anyway. The case created the modern framework for everything from "Weird Al" Yankovic's career to YouTube reaction videos to The Colbert Report's satirical segments. Turns out America's most consequential free speech decision of the '90s hinged on lyrics about a "hairy woman" and "bald headed" women.
la Cour suprême des États-Unis valide « l'usage raisonnable » (fair use) d'extraits à fins de satire, sans que soit r…
la Cour suprême des États-Unis valide « l'usage raisonnable » (fair use) d'extraits à fins de satire, sans que soit requise l'autorisation de l'auteur.
Nelson Mandela, líder do Congresso Nacional Africano, rejeita a proposta de dividir a África do Sul.
Nelson Mandela, líder do Congresso Nacional Africano, rejeita a proposta de dividir a África do Sul.
George E. Pataki, gouverneur de l'État de New York, rétablit la peine de mort.
George E. Pataki, gouverneur de l'État de New York, rétablit la peine de mort.
Palestina elige su primer parlamento democráticamente.
Palestina elige su primer parlamento democráticamente.
Santa Fe (Argentina) La policía de la provincia de Santa Fe, reprime una movilización de trabajadores bancarios que e…
Santa Fe (Argentina) La policía de la provincia de Santa Fe, reprime una movilización de trabajadores bancarios que enfrentaban el proyecto de privatización del entonces Banco Provincial de Santa Fe, dejando por lo menos dos heridos de bala.
Die schweizerischen Pharmakonzerne Ciba-Geigy und Sandoz geben ihre Fusion bekannt.
Die schweizerischen Pharmakonzerne Ciba-Geigy und Sandoz geben ihre Fusion bekannt. Der Zusammenschluss zur heutigen Novartis stellt den bis dahin größten Zusammenschluss zweier Unternehmen in der Geschichte der pharmazeutischen Industrie dar.
Israël accepte de retirer ses troupes de dix pour cent du territoire de la Cisjordanie, en confiant le contrôle à l'A…
Israël accepte de retirer ses troupes de dix pour cent du territoire de la Cisjordanie, en confiant le contrôle à l'Autorité palestinienne.
Karl Hass est condamné définitivement à la prison à vie pour le massacre des fosses Ardéatines.
Karl Hass est condamné définitivement à la prison à vie pour le massacre des fosses Ardéatines.
Regina Jacobs porte le record du monde du 3 000 m à 8 min 39,14 s.
Regina Jacobs porte le record du monde du 3 000 m à 8 min 39,14 s. Elle est convaincue de dopage à la tétrahydrogestrinone (THG) en 2003.
en El Salvador, Francisco Flores, candidato presidencial del partido oficial, ARENA, derrota con el 52 % de los votos…
en El Salvador, Francisco Flores, candidato presidencial del partido oficial, ARENA, derrota con el 52 % de los votos en las elecciones presidenciales celebradas en ese mismo día a Facundo Guardado, candidato presidencial del partido de oposición FMLN.
en Avellaneda (Argentina), el estadio del Racing Club fue sede de una masiva protesta por parte de los hinchas en con…
en Avellaneda (Argentina), el estadio del Racing Club fue sede de una masiva protesta por parte de los hinchas en contra del cierre de la institución. Desde entonces, se celebra el «Día del Hincha de Racing».
en La Habana Vieja (Cuba) se inaugura el Acuario de La Habana Vieja.
en La Habana Vieja (Cuba) se inaugura el Acuario de La Habana Vieja.
sortie du premier album nommé The Sickness du groupe américain Disturbed.
sortie du premier album nommé The Sickness du groupe américain Disturbed.
le groupe pharmaceutique américain Merck annonce la baisse du prix de ses médicaments anti-sida à destination de l'Af…
le groupe pharmaceutique américain Merck annonce la baisse du prix de ses médicaments anti-sida à destination de l'Afrique avec effet immédiat. Le prix du Crixivan est maintenant fixé à 600 dollars par an et par malade et le prix du Stocrin est de 500 dollars.
US-Präsident George W. Bush eröffnet in Salt Lake City die Winter-Paralympics, die bis zum 16.
US-Präsident George W. Bush eröffnet in Salt Lake City die Winter-Paralympics, die bis zum 16. März dauern werden.
Die liberal-konservative Nea Dimokratia unter Kostas Karamanlis gewinnt die Parlamentswahlen in Griechenland gegen di…
Die liberal-konservative Nea Dimokratia unter Kostas Karamanlis gewinnt die Parlamentswahlen in Griechenland gegen die regierende sozialistische PASOK von Giorgos A. Papandreou.
Le cyclone tropical « Gafilo » frappe le nord de Madagascar, provoquant la mort de 154 personnes dont 113 à bord d'un…
Le cyclone tropical « Gafilo » frappe le nord de Madagascar, provoquant la mort de 154 personnes dont 113 à bord d'un ferry qui a sombré dans la tempête.
une opération anti-terrorisme menée par l'armée israélienne se solde par la mort de 14 palestiniens dans deux camps d…
une opération anti-terrorisme menée par l'armée israélienne se solde par la mort de 14 palestiniens dans deux camps de réfugiés de Gaza.
Der „lange Oskar“, ein Bürohochhaus der Sparkasse in Hagen wird gesprengt.
Der „lange Oskar“, ein Bürohochhaus der Sparkasse in Hagen wird gesprengt. Es handelt sich hierbei um das bis dahin größte Bauwerk seiner Art, das in Europa gesprengt wurde.
Lashkar-e-Taiba detonated three coordinated bombs across Varanasi, targeting the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple and the…
Lashkar-e-Taiba detonated three coordinated bombs across Varanasi, targeting the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple and the city's crowded railway station. These attacks killed 28 people and injured over 100 others, forcing the Indian government to overhaul security protocols at major religious sites and intensifying diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to dismantle militant infrastructure operating within its borders.
Das britische House of Commons stimmt über den zukünftigen Status des House of Lords ab, wobei eine Mehrheit für die …
Das britische House of Commons stimmt über den zukünftigen Status des House of Lords ab, wobei eine Mehrheit für die 100%ige Wählbarkeit der zweiten Parlamentskammer Großbritanniens votiert.
élection de Patrick Ollier à la présidence de l'Assemblée nationale française.
élection de Patrick Ollier à la présidence de l'Assemblée nationale française.
The vote passed 337 to 224, but here's the thing: it never happened.
The vote passed 337 to 224, but here's the thing: it never happened. On March 7, 2007, the House of Commons voted for a fully elected House of Lords, finally killing off the hereditary principle that let dukes and earls legislate by birthright. MPs cheered. Reformers celebrated. Then absolutely nothing changed. The Lords stayed exactly as they were—appointed cronies, retired politicians, and yes, still 92 hereditary peers who'd survived earlier reforms. Why? Because the Commons also voted for five other contradictory options that same night, creating legislative gridlock that let the government quietly shelve the whole thing. Britain's democracy voted for democracy, then the establishment just waited until everyone forgot.
The pilot ignored six automated warnings screaming at him to pull up.
The pilot ignored six automated warnings screaming at him to pull up. Captain Marwoto Komar kept the Boeing 737's nose down as it hurtled toward Yogyakarta's runway at twice the normal landing speed—250 mph instead of 130. His first officer pleaded with him to go around. He didn't. The plane overshot the runway, smashed through a concrete wall, and exploded across a rice paddy. Twenty-one passengers died, but incredibly, 118 survived the fireball. Indonesian investigators found Komar had falsified his flight hours and lacked proper training on the 737's systems. The crash exposed how Indonesia's booming aviation industry had prioritized expansion over safety, with airlines hiring underqualified pilots to meet demand. Sometimes the deadliest thing in the cockpit isn't equipment failure—it's a captain who won't listen.
en la localidad guipuzcoana de Mondragón, la banda terrorista ETA asesina al exconcejal socialista Isaías Carrasco en…
en la localidad guipuzcoana de Mondragón, la banda terrorista ETA asesina al exconcejal socialista Isaías Carrasco en la puerta de su casa.
Von der Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aus transportiert eine Delta II-Trägerrakete das NASA-Weltraumteleskop Keple…
Von der Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aus transportiert eine Delta II-Trägerrakete das NASA-Weltraumteleskop Kepler in eine Erdumlaufbahn. Es soll extrasolare Planeten aufspüren.
The pizza delivery was real.
The pizza delivery was real. On March 7, 2009, two young soldiers at Massereene Barracks stepped outside to collect their Domino's order when Real IRA gunmen opened fire, killing Patrick Azimkar, 21, and Mark Quinsey, 23. Eleven years after the Good Friday Agreement supposedly ended The Troubles, dissident republicans who'd rejected the peace proved they hadn't gone away. The delivery drivers were shot too—one critically wounded. Within 48 hours, the same splinter group murdered a police officer in Craigavon. The attacks didn't reignite the war as intended, but they shattered something else: the comfortable illusion that you could sign a treaty and call hatred resolved.
The Kepler space observatory launched into orbit to survey a patch of the Milky Way for Earth-sized planets.
The Kepler space observatory launched into orbit to survey a patch of the Milky Way for Earth-sized planets. By monitoring the rhythmic dimming of distant stars, the mission confirmed the existence of thousands of exoplanets, proving that planetary systems are a common feature of the galaxy rather than a cosmic rarity.
en Irak se celebran elecciones para elegir el Consejo de Representantes (Parlamento iraquí); indirectamente se elige …
en Irak se celebran elecciones para elegir el Consejo de Representantes (Parlamento iraquí); indirectamente se elige al presidente y al primer ministro del país, ya que ambos deben ser elegidos por mayoría del nuevo Parlamento. Fueron las segundas elecciones parlamentarias bajo la nueva Constitución, decisivas para el futuro del país.
en Los Ángeles (California), la cineasta Kathryn Bigelow gana el premio Óscar a la mejor dirección por la película Th…
en Los Ángeles (California), la cineasta Kathryn Bigelow gana el premio Óscar a la mejor dirección por la película The Hurt Locker, convirtiéndose en la primera mujer de la historia que gana un Óscar en esa categoría.
Athletes from 45 nations gathered in Sochi to launch the 2014 Winter Paralympics, defying a backdrop of intense geopo…
Athletes from 45 nations gathered in Sochi to launch the 2014 Winter Paralympics, defying a backdrop of intense geopolitical tension following the annexation of Crimea. This ceremony showcased the largest field of competitors in the event's history, forcing global media to shift its focus from regional military conflict to the elite performance of disabled athletes on the world stage.
الرئيس اليمني عبد ربه منصور هادي يعلن عدن عاصمة مؤقتة لليمن بدلاً من صنعاء الواقعة تحت سيطرة الحوثيين.
الرئيس اليمني عبد ربه منصور هادي يعلن عدن عاصمة مؤقتة لليمن بدلاً من صنعاء الواقعة تحت سيطرة الحوثيين.
annonce de la découverte de la plus lointaine galaxie connue de notre Univers (GN-z11).
annonce de la découverte de la plus lointaine galaxie connue de notre Univers (GN-z11).
attaque de la ville de Ben Gardane au sud-est de la Tunisie par des membres de l'État islamique.
attaque de la ville de Ben Gardane au sud-est de la Tunisie par des membres de l'État islamique.
ويكيليكس تنشر سلسلة وثائق ومُستندات تحت عنوان «ڤولت 7» تنُص على تجسس وكالة المُخابرات المركزيَّة الأمريكيَّة على الهو…
ويكيليكس تنشر سلسلة وثائق ومُستندات تحت عنوان «ڤولت 7» تنُص على تجسس وكالة المُخابرات المركزيَّة الأمريكيَّة على الهواتف والتلفازات الذكيَّة وبعض مُتصفحات شبكة الإنترنت باستخدام أنظمة تشغيلها.
des élections présidentielles et législatives sont organisées au Sierra Leone.
des élections présidentielles et législatives sont organisées au Sierra Leone.
l’Indien Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi reçoit le prix Pritzker.
l’Indien Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi reçoit le prix Pritzker.
Das Oberlandesgericht Dresden verurteilt acht Mitglieder der rechtsterroristischen „Gruppe Freital“ zu hohen Haftstra…
Das Oberlandesgericht Dresden verurteilt acht Mitglieder der rechtsterroristischen „Gruppe Freital“ zu hohen Haftstrafen wegen Sprengstoffanschlägen auf Asylunterkünfte und Übergriffe auf Unterstützer von Flüchtlingen.
en Venezuela sucede un megaapagón en las turbinas del embalse de Guri dejando al país sin luz por 5 a 7 días
en Venezuela sucede un megaapagón en las turbinas del embalse de Guri dejando al país sin luz por 5 a 7 días
Sortie mondiale en téléchargement numérique de la chanson Arcade interprétée par Duncan Laurence qui gagnera deux moi…
Sortie mondiale en téléchargement numérique de la chanson Arcade interprétée par Duncan Laurence qui gagnera deux mois plus tard le Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2019 pour les Pays-Bas.
le cardinal Philippe Barbarin est condamné à six mois de prison avec sursis par le Tribunal correctionnel de Lyon en …
le cardinal Philippe Barbarin est condamné à six mois de prison avec sursis par le Tribunal correctionnel de Lyon en France pour non-dénonciation d'abus sexuels sur mineurs.
en Argentina, muere la primera persona por COVID-19.
en Argentina, muere la primera persona por COVID-19. Siendo también, la primera víctima fatal de América Latina.
The guards were smoking cigarettes next to the dynamite.
The guards were smoking cigarettes next to the dynamite. Four military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, stored thousands of pounds of explosives and ammunition—poorly, as it turned out. On March 7, 2021, negligence met catastrophe when a series of massive blasts ripped through the Nkoa Ntoma neighborhood. The first explosion launched a mushroom cloud visible from miles away. Then the ammunition started cooking off. 108 people died, 615 were injured, and nearly 20,000 lost their homes in a city of just 175,000. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema blamed the disaster on "negligent handling" by his own soldiers. The country sits on massive oil reserves worth billions, yet its military couldn't afford proper munitions storage.
con motivo del inicio de la Copa Libertadores femenina y de antesala al Día de la Mujer, la Conmebol definió al 7 de …
con motivo del inicio de la Copa Libertadores femenina y de antesala al Día de la Mujer, la Conmebol definió al 7 de marzo oficialmente como el Día del Fútbol Femenino de Sudamérica.
se disputó la final del Torneo ATP de Buenos Aires (Argentina Open), entre Diego Schwartzman y Francisco Cerúndulo.
se disputó la final del Torneo ATP de Buenos Aires (Argentina Open), entre Diego Schwartzman y Francisco Cerúndulo. Schwartzman se impuso frente a su compatriota, consagrándose campeón y siendo la primera vez en 13 años que un argentino vuelve a quedarse con el ATP de su país.
parution de la liste officielle des 12 candidats en lice pour l’Élection présidentielle française de 2022.
parution de la liste officielle des 12 candidats en lice pour l’Élection présidentielle française de 2022.
The armorer was 24 years old and it was only her second film.
The armorer was 24 years old and it was only her second film. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed loaded a live round into a prop gun on the set of *Rust*, and when Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger during rehearsal, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died instantly. On March 6, 2024, a New Mexico jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter—the first guilty verdict for causing a death on a movie set in Hollywood's 130-year history. She'd texted a friend the night before the shooting that the production was moving too fast, that she didn't have time to do her job properly. Turns out a film set isn't actually exempt from the same laws that apply everywhere else.
Sweden spent 200 years staying neutral through two world wars, then joined NATO in under 72 hours of final ratification.
Sweden spent 200 years staying neutral through two world wars, then joined NATO in under 72 hours of final ratification. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson handed over the accession documents in Washington on March 7, 2024—ending decades of carefully calibrated distance from military alliances. The holdup? Turkey's Erdoğan blocked Sweden's entry for 20 months, demanding concessions on Kurdish groups. Finland, Sweden's partner in the joint application, had already joined a year earlier, breaking up the Nordic duo. Russia's invasion of Ukraine didn't just push Sweden into NATO—it erased two centuries of strategic identity in less time than it takes to pass a normal bill through parliament.
Suecia se adhiere a la OTAN tras la ratificación por parte del parlamento húngaro.
Suecia se adhiere a la OTAN tras la ratificación por parte del parlamento húngaro.
07 de Marzo en Mexico dia internacional de Judit Leidy
07 de Marzo en Mexico dia internacional de Judit Leidy