Episodios

  • 30th March 1981: Attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C.

    30th March 1981: Attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C.
    Mar 30 2026
    One bullet struck Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady, another wounded District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty, and a third struck Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy as he attempted to shield the president. Nevertheless a fourth bullet ricocheted off the side of the presidential limousine and entered Reagan’s left side under his ...
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  • 29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, China

    29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, China
    Mar 29 2026
    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

    28th March 1871: The Paris Commune proclaimed, and Council met for the first time
    Mar 28 2026
    The refusal of the Communards to accept the authority of the French government led to the Commune being brutally suppressed by the regular French army in May during ‘The Bloody ...
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  • 27th March 1958: Nikita Khrushchev consolidates his power over the USSR as Chairman of the Council of Ministers

    27th March 1958: Nikita Khrushchev consolidates his power over the USSR as Chairman of the Council of Ministers
    Mar 27 2026
    Khrushchev had already been elected First Secretary of the Communist Party, and his later rise to Chairman of the Council of Ministers placed both the party leadership and the government administration under his direct ...
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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

    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
    Mar 26 2026
    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

    25th March 1957: Treaty of Rome signed, which laid the foundations for the European Economic Community
    Mar 25 2026
    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

    24th March 1882: Robert Koch announces his discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis
    Mar 24 2026
    Koch's announcement that he had identified the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis strengthened the emerging “germ theory” of disease, which argued that many illnesses were caused by microorganisms rather than by environmental or hereditary factors ...
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  • 21st March 1804: The Napoleonic Code, officially known as the Civil Code of the French, comes into effect in France

    21st March 1804: The Napoleonic Code, officially known as the Civil Code of the French, comes into effect in France
    Mar 21 2026
    Following its enactment on 21 March 1804, the Napoleonic Code became the foundation of the French legal system and was gradually extended to territories under French control during the Napoleonic ...
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