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Back to Search29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, China
The Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, ...
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28th March 1871: The Paris Commune proclaimed, and Council met for the first time
The refusal of the Communards to accept the authority of the French government led to the Commune being brutally suppressed by the regular French arm…
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27th March 1958: Nikita Khrushchev consolidates his power over the USSR as Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Khrushchev had already been elected First Secretary of the Communist Party, and his later rise to Chairman of the Council of Ministers placed both th…
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26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima ends after US Marines officially secure the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific
The US invasion of Iwo Jima, known as ‘Operation Detachment’, led to five weeks of fierce fighting between around 21,000 Japanese troops and 110,000 …
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25th March 1957: Treaty of Rome signed, which laid the foundations for the European Economic Community
The EEC, sometimes referred to as the Common Market, survived until 2009 when it was absorbed into the European ...
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24th March 1882: Robert Koch announces his discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis
Koch's announcement that he had identified the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis strengthened the emerging “germ theory” of disease, which argue…
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23rd March 1806: The Lewis and Clark Expedition begins its return journey
The Lewis and Clark Expedition began its journey home, having crossed the western United ...
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22nd March 1621: Hugo Grotius, the Dutch legal scholar, escapes imprisonment in Loevestein Castle concealed inside a book chest
Grotius was permitted to have books sent to him in prison, and these were transported in a large chest. Over time his guards became less vigilant reg…
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21st March 1804: The Napoleonic Code, officially known as the Civil Code of the French, comes into effect in France
Following its enactment on 21 March 1804, the Napoleonic Code became the foundation of the French legal system and was gradually extended to territor…
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20th March 1890: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany formally accepts Otto von Bismarck’s resignation
Bismarck submitted his resignation on 18 March, two days before formally leaving office, and dedicated the rest of his life to writing his ...
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