4th March 1789: US Congress meets for the first time, and the United States Constitution goes into effect
The Congress met in New York City, but the 18th Century’s slow forms of transport meant that many of the members didn’t arrive in time for the scheduled start ...
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3rd March 1878: Treaty of San Stefano lays the foundations for modern Bulgaria by ending five centuries of Ottoman control
The Treaty of San Stefano created a large, autonomous Principality of Bulgaria, stretching from the Danube to the Aegean Sea and from the Black Sea to Lake Ohrid with its own government, army, and ...
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2nd March 1965: The United States begins Operation Rolling Thunder alongside the Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Operation Rolling Thunder lasted for three and a half years and saw hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs dropped on North ...
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1st March 1692: Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts
Salem’s witch hysteria began in January 1692 when both the daughter and niece of the Reverend Samuel Parris each began to suffer violent fits. In total twenty people were executed, and a further seven...
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28th February 202 BCE: The Han dynasty formally established in China by Liu Bang, later known as Emperor Gaozu
Following years of civil war following the collapse of the Qin state, Liu Bang defeated his main rival, Xiang Yu at the Battle of Gaixia and later declared himself emperor, establishing the Han dynast...
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27th February 1933: Reichstag building in Berlin set on fire in an arson attack
Communists were blamed for starting the fire in the Reichstag, and Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe was found and ...
27 Feb 0s
26th February 1870: Beach Pneumatic Transit opens in New York as the first successful underground railway in the United States
The Beach Pneumatic Transit consisted of a 312-foot tunnel beneath Broadway, between Warren Street and Murray Street, through which a single, cylindrical passenger car was propelled back and forth by ...
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25th February 1956: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev delivers his ‘secret speech’ announcing the start of de-Stalinization
Officially called ‘On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences’, Khrushchev’s speech was a vehement denunciation of Stalin’s abuses of power and his creation of a personality ...
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