15th March 1848: Hungarian Revolution of 1848 begins in Pest, marking the start of a nationwide movement against Habsburg rule
Inspired by revolutionary movements in France and other parts of Europe, Hungarian reformers sought a constitutional government. However, by August 1849 the Hungarian forces were overwhelmed and the revolution was ...
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14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA
Gold records were originally presented to artists by their own label, primarily as a form of self-congratulatory ...
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13th March 624: Battle of Badr sees the first major engagement between the early Muslim community of Medina and the Quraysh tribe of Mecca
The Quraysh, despite their numerical superiority, were unprepared for the determined resistance they encountered, leading to to around 70 men, including key Quraysh leaders, being killed while many others were captured. The surviving Quraysh retreated to Mecca, marking a decisive victory for Muhammad and his ...
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12th March 1938: Nazi German troops cross the border to annex Austria in an event known as the Anschluss
German forces entered Austria without resistance and incorporated Austria into Germany, after which a referendum was held that showed overwhelming support for the ...
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11th March 1918: First confirmed case of Spanish Flu identified at Camp Funston in Kansas
Within 18 months the disease had become a pandemic that infected up to a third of the entire world’s ...
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10th March 1762: The execution of Jean Calas prompts debates on religious intolerance and judicial injustice in France
Jean Calas was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by breaking on the wheel, but the case had been marred by inconsistencies and a lack of conclusive evidence that prompted Voltaire to argue Calas had been a victim of religious prejudice and a flawed judicial ...
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9th March 1841: US Supreme court rules on the Amistad slavery case and sets the captured Africans free
The long case eventually went before the Supreme Court who ruled that they had been unlawfully held and thus rebelled in a natural right to self-defence. The court set them ...
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8th March 1736: Nader Shah formally crowned as the ruler of Iran, marking the start of the Afsharid dynasty
Nader's coronation ended Safavid rule and established the Afsharid dynasty that dramatically expanded Persia’s borders, but at the expense of heavy taxation that funded the military ...
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