On This Day

Arab League formed

22 March 1945.

War in Iraq begins

19 March 2003.

The Ides of March

15 March 44BC.

Nikita Khrushchev begins his rise to power

14 March 1953.

Mount Etna begins rumbling

11 March 1669.

Tibetans revolt against Chinese occupation

10 March 1959.

The Barbie doll makes its debut

9 March 1959.

Bayer patents aspirin

6 March 1899.

Charlotte Brontë declines marriage

5 March 1839.

FDR inaugurated

4 March 1933.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded

3 March 1918.

Texas declares independence

2 March 1836.