7th March 1936: The remilitarisation of the Rhineland by the German Army under Adolf Hitler
Hitler chose to send three battalions, or approximately 22,000 German troops, into the Rhineland in violation of the terms of the Treaty of ...
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6th March 1933: Eleanor Roosevelt holds her first press conference as First Lady of the United States
Roosevelt's press conference was exclusively for women reporters. It was the first time a president’s wife had held a press briefing, marking a significant departure from previous ...
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5th March 1946: Winston Churchill describes the post-war division of Europe as an ‘Iron Curtain’ in his ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in Fulton, Missouri
Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech played a significant role in changing western perceptions of their former Soviet ...
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4th March 1890: The Forth Bridge in Scotland opened by the future King Edward VII
The Forth Railway Bridge stretches almost 2.5km across the Firth of Forth, a large estuary area to west of ...
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3rd March 1938: First commercial quantities of oil discovered in Saudi Arabia after engineers drill Dammam Well No. 7
Dammam Well No. 7 well produced 1,585 barrels in its first day, leading to further exploration that revealed vast oil fields in Saudi ...
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2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine
Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the ...
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1st March 1872: Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park
Yellowstone became the first national park in the world after President Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication ...
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28th February 1993: The Waco siege against the Branch Davidian Church begin in Texas
The Waco siege began in Texas after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian ...
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