Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by his adoptive sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.

Antoninus PiusMarcus AureliusLucius Verus

Roman subjects in the province of Africa revolt against Maximinus Thrax and elect Gordian I as emperor.

Africa (Roman province)Maximinus ThraxGordian I

Emperor Constantine I decrees that the dies Solis Invicti (sun-day) is the day of rest in the Empire.

Constantine ISol InvictusSunday

Stephen Tempier, bishop of Paris, condemns 219 philosophical and theological theses.

Étienne Tempier

A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman-Venetian War (1570-73) and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands.

Ottoman EmpireRepublic of VeniceOttoman-Venetian War (1570-73)Cyprus

Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.

Napoleon BonaparteSiege of JaffaJaffaPalestine (region)Albania

Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne.

Battle of Craonne

Brazilian marines unsuccessfully attack the temporary naval base of Carmen de Patagones, Argentina.

Empire of BrazilBrazilian Marine CorpsCarmen de PatagonesArgentina

Shrigley abduction: Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future politician in colonial New Zealand.

Shrigley abductionKidnappingEdward Gibbon WakefieldPolitician

Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.

United States SenateDaniel WebsterCompromise of 1850Civil war

American Civil War: Union forces defeat Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.

American Civil WarUnion (American Civil War)Confederate States of AmericaBattle of Pea RidgeArkansas

Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".

Alexander Graham BellPatentInventionTelephone

The German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der GrosseWireless telegraphy

Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.

Second Boer WarBoerKoos de la ReyBritish EmpireBattle of Tweebosch

Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.

PrinceWilliam, Prince of AlbaniaAlbania

Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.

World War IILocarno PactTreaty of VersaillesRemilitarization of the Rhineland

World War II: American troops seize the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen.

Ludendorff BridgeRhineRemagen

Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.

Cold WarSoviet UnionKlaus FuchsSoviet Union

Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.

Korean WarOperation RipperUnited NationsGeneral officerMatthew Ridgway

Bloody Sunday: a group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.

Selma to Montgomery marchesCivil Rights MovementSelma, Alabama

Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Sementara (MPRS), Indonesian provisional parliament, revoked Sukarno's mandate as President of Indonesia.

People's Consultative AssemblySukarnoPresident of Indonesia

Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho.

Vietnam WarArmy of the Republic of VietnamOperation Truong Cong DinhViet CongMỹ Tho

Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor.

Space Shuttle Challenger disasterUSS Preserver (ARS-8)STS-51-L

Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.

1987 Lieyu massacreRepublic of China Armed ForcesVietnamRefugeeLieyu, Kinmen

Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a row over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.

IranSalman RushdieThe Satanic Verses

The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.

Lashkar-e-Taiba2006 Varanasi bombingsVaranasi

The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.

House of Commons of the United KingdomHouse of Lords

The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles.

Real Irish Republican Army2009 Massereene Barracks shootingMassereene BarracksNorthern IrelandThe Troubles