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* [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. president [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]]. | * [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. president [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]]. | ||
* [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]]. | * [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]]. | ||
* [[1986]] – Souh Korean film director [[Shin Sang-ok]] and his ex-wife, actress [[Choi Eun-hee]], who had been '''[[Abduction of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee|abducted]]''' by North Korea to make propaganda films, escaped while in [[Vienna]]. | |||
* [[1989]] – [[Tim Berners-Lee]] submitted a memorandum at [[CERN]] with details of an information-management system, the first proposal for what would become the '''[[World Wide Web]]'''. | * [[1989]] – [[Tim Berners-Lee]] submitted a memorandum at [[CERN]] with details of an information-management system, the first proposal for what would become the '''[[World Wide Web]]'''. | ||
* [[2006]] – U.S. Army soldiers '''[[Mahmudiyah rape and killings|gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her]]''' along with her family members. | * [[2006]] – U.S. Army soldiers '''[[Mahmudiyah rape and killings|gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her]]''' along with her family members. | ||
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]'''<!--Byzantine monk--> |d|1022|'''[[William Lyon Mackenzie]]'''<!--Canadian journalist--> |b|1795| '''[[Charles Boycott]]'''<!--English estate manager--> |b|1832| '''[[William Henry Perkin]]'''<!--Engish chemist--> |b|1838| '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]'''<!--English educator--> |b|1865| '''[[Gemma Galgani]]'''<!--Italian mystic/saint--> |b|1878|'''[[Lise Tréhot]]'''<!--French model--> |d|1922|'''[[Jack Kerouac]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1922| '''[[Zhao Wei]]'''<!--Chinese actress--> |b|1976| '''[[Arina Tanemura]]'''<!--Japanese artist-->|b|1978| '''[[Lazare Ponticelli]]'''<!--French soldier--> |d|2008 | * Born/died this day: | '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]'''<!--Byzantine monk--> |d|1022|'''[[William Lyon Mackenzie]]'''<!--Canadian journalist--> |b|1795| '''[[Charles Boycott]]'''<!--English estate manager--> |b|1832| '''[[William Henry Perkin]]'''<!--Engish chemist--> |b|1838| '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]'''<!--English educator--> |b|1865| '''[[Gemma Galgani]]'''<!--Italian mystic/saint--> |b|1878|'''[[Lise Tréhot]]'''<!--French model--> |d|1922|'''[[Jack Kerouac]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1922| '''[[Zhao Wei]]'''<!--Chinese actress--> |b|1976| '''[[Arina Tanemura]]'''<!--Japanese artist-->|b|1978| '''[[Lazare Ponticelli]]'''<!--French soldier--> |d|2008 | ||
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* [[1934]] – Supported by the Estonian army, '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->. | * [[1934]] – Supported by the Estonian army, '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->. | ||
* [[1952]] – British diplomat '''[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Lord Ismay]]''' ''(pictured)'' was appointed the first [[Secretary General of NATO|secretary general of NATO]]. | * [[1952]] – British diplomat '''[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Lord Ismay]]''' ''(pictured)'' was appointed the first [[Secretary General of NATO|secretary general of NATO]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in the [[East Harlem]] neighborhood of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths. | ||
{{Born and died list|'''[[Stefan Dragutin]]'''<!--Serbian king--> |d|1316|'''[[Wally Schirra]]'''<!--American astronaut--> |b|1923|'''[[Jessica Hardy]]'''<!--American swimmer--> |b|1987}} | {{Born and died list|'''[[Stefan Dragutin]]'''<!--Serbian king--> |d|1316|'''[[Wally Schirra]]'''<!--American astronaut--> |b|1923|'''[[Jessica Hardy]]'''<!--American swimmer--> |b|1987}} | ||
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Franklin D. Roosevelt after one of his fireside chats
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Mahatma Gandhi (left) and Sarojini Naidu (right)
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| Arbor Day in China and Taiwan; | refimprove |
| World Day Against Cyber Censorship; | needs 3rd party sources |
| Independence Day in Mauritius (1968) | refimprove section |
| 515 BCE – Construction of the Temple in Jerusalem was completed. | unreferenced section |
| 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ended his siege of Rome, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius. | refimprove section |
| 1864 – American Civil War: The Union Army began the ill-fated Red River campaign, in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. | refimprove section |
| 1870 – The Bulgarian Exarchate, the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the other Orthodox churches in the 1950s, was established by the firman of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire. | refimprove |
| 1912 – Juliette Gordon Low founded a youth organization for girls that grew into the Girl Scouts of the USA. | refimprove section |
| 1921 – The Turkish Grand National Assembly adopted İstiklal Marşı as the national anthem, with lyrics written by poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy and music by Zeki Üngör. | refimprove |
| 1928 – The failure of the St. Francis Dam northwest of Los Angeles resulted in a flood that killed 400 people. | lots of CN tags |
| 1938 – Austria was occupied by the Wehrmacht, and subsequently became Ostmark, a province within the German Reich. | lots of CN tags |
| 1993 – A series of thirteen coordinated bomb explosions took place in Bombay, India, killing over 250 civilians and injuring over 700 others. | multiple issues |
| 1993 – The Storm of the Century formed over the Gulf of Mexico; at its height its effects were directly experienced by nearly 40 percent of the United States' population. | refimprove section |
| 2003 – Zoran Đinđić, the prime minister of Serbia, was assassinated in Belgrade. | Đinđić: refimprove sections; Assassination: refimprove section |
| 2004 – The National Assembly of South Korea voted to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun on charges of illegal electioneering and incompetence, a move that was largely opposed by the public. | unreferenced section |
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- 1913 – At a ceremony at Kurrajong Hill, Lady Denman, wife of Governor-General Lord Denman, announced that Canberra would be the name of the future capital of Australia.
- 1930 – Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March, a 24-day nonviolent walk to defy the British salt tax in colonial India.
- 1933 – U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his fireside chats, addressing the nation directly via radio.
- 1940 – The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed, ending the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
- 1947 – Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.
- 1971 – The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.
- 1986 – Souh Korean film director Shin Sang-ok and his ex-wife, actress Choi Eun-hee, who had been abducted by North Korea to make propaganda films, escaped while in Vienna.
- 1989 – Tim Berners-Lee submitted a memorandum at CERN with details of an information-management system, the first proposal for what would become the World Wide Web.
- 2006 – U.S. Army soldiers gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her along with her family members.
- Born/died this day: | Symeon the New Theologian |d|1022|William Lyon Mackenzie |b|1795| Charles Boycott |b|1832| William Henry Perkin |b|1838| Lilian Faithfull |b|1865| Gemma Galgani |b|1878|Lise Tréhot |d|1922|Jack Kerouac |b|1922| Zhao Wei |b|1976| Arina Tanemura|b|1978| Lazare Ponticelli |d|2008
Notes
- 1997 military memorandum appears on February 28, so 1971 Turkish coup d'état should not appear in the same year
- Great Sheffield Flood appears on March 11, so St Francis Dam should not appear in the same year
Lord Ismay
Lord Ismay
- 1622 – Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, were canonized by Pope Gregory XV.
- 1881 – Andrew Watson captained the Scotland national football team against England, becoming the world's first black international footballer.
- 1934 – Supported by the Estonian army, Konstantin Päts staged a coup d'état, beginning the Era of Silence.
- 1952 – British diplomat Lord Ismay (pictured) was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.
- 2014 – A gas leak caused an explosion in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
- Stefan Dragutin (d. 1316)
- Wally Schirra (b. 1923)
- Jessica Hardy (b. 1987)