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===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – The [[Australian Army]] is formed. *[[1910]] – The deadliest [[Wellington, Washington#1910 avalanche|avalanche]] in United States history buries a [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] train in northeastern [[King County, Washington]], killing 96 people. *[[1914]] – [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]] joins the [[Universal Postal Union]]. *[[1917]] – The [[Zimmermann Telegram]] is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]] releases its [[plaintext|unencrypted text]]. *[[1919]] – [[March 1st Movement]] begins in [[Korea under Japanese rule]]. *[[1921]] – The [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricket team]] captained by [[Warwick Armstrong]] becomes the first team to complete a [[whitewash (sport)|whitewash]] of [[The Ashes]], something that would not be repeated for 86 years. * 1921 – Following mass protests in [[Petrograd]] demanding greater freedom in the [[RSFSR]], the [[Kronstadt rebellion]] begins, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the [[Bolsheviks]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Avrich|first=Paul|title=[[Kronstadt, 1921]]|page=76|date=1970|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=0-691-08721-0}}</ref> *[[1932]] – Aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s 20-month-old son [[Lindbergh kidnapping|Charles Jr is kidnapped]] from his home in [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell]], New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lindbergh Kidnapping|url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|language=en-us}}</ref> *[[1939]] – An [[Imperial Japanese Army]] ammunition dump explodes at [[Hirakata, Osaka]], Japan, killing 94. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: [[Bulgaria]] signs the [[Tripartite Pact]], allying itself with the [[Axis powers]]. *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces land on [[Java]], the main island of the [[Dutch East Indies]], at [[Port of Merak|Merak]] and [[Banten Bay]] ([[Banten]]), Eretan Wetan ([[Indramayu]]) and Kragan ([[Rembang Regency|Rembang]]). *[[1946]] – The [[Bank of England]] is nationalised. *[[1947]] – The [[International Monetary Fund]] begins financial operations. *[[1950]] – [[Cold War]]: [[Klaus Fuchs]] is convicted of spying for the [[Soviet Union]] by disclosing top secret [[atomic bomb]] data. *[[1953]] – Soviet Premier [[Joseph Stalin]] suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later. *[[1954]] – [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: The [[Castle Bravo]], a 15-[[TNT equivalent|megaton]] [[hydrogen bomb]], is detonated on [[Bikini Atoll]] in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst [[radioactive contamination]] ever caused by the United States. * 1954 – [[Independence movement in Puerto Rico|Armed Puerto Rican nationalists]] attack the [[United States Capitol]] building, [[1954 United States Capitol shooting|injuring five Representatives]]. *[[1956]] – The [[International Air Transport Association]] finalizes a draft of the [[Radiotelephony spelling alphabet]] for the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]]. * 1956 – Formation of the [[East Germany|East German]] [[National People's Army|Nationale Volksarmee]]. *[[1958]] – [[Samuel Stritch|Samuel Alphonsus Stritch]] is appointed [[Pro-Prefect]] of the [[Propagation of Faith]] and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the [[Roman Curia]]. *[[1961]] – [[Uganda]] becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. *[[1962]] – [[American Airlines Flight 1 (1962)|American Airlines Flight 1]] crashes into [[Jamaica Bay]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], killing 95.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-123B N7506A Jamaica Bay, NY |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620301-0 |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Villarrica (volcano)|Villarrica Volcano]] begins a [[strombolian eruption]] causing [[lahar]]s that destroy half of the town of [[Coñaripe]]. *1964 – [[Paradise Airlines Flight 901A]] crashes near [[Lake Tahoe]], Nevada, killing 85.<ref name="asn">{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-049 Constellation N86504 Lake Tahoe Airport, CA (TVL) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640301-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610050316/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640301-1 |archive-date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Venera 3]] [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[space probe]] crashes on [[Venus]] becoming the first [[spacecraft]] to land on another [[planet]]'s surface. * 1966 – The [[Ba'ath Party]] takes power in [[Syria]]. *[[1971]] – [[President of Pakistan]] [[Yahya Khan]] indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in [[East Pakistan]]. *[[1973]] – [[Black September (group)|Black September]] storms the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] embassy in [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]], resulting in the [[Attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum|assassination of three Western hostages]]. *[[1974]] – [[Watergate scandal]]: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. *[[1981]] – [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] member [[Bobby Sands]] begins his [[1981 Irish hunger strike|hunger strike]] in [[HM Prison Maze]]. *[[1990]] – [[Steve Jackson Games]] is raided by the [[United States Secret Service]], prompting the later formation of the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]. *[[1991]] – [[1991 Iraqi uprisings|Uprisings]] against [[Saddam Hussein]] begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. *[[1992]] – [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] declares its independence from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. *[[1998]] – ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' became the first film to gross over [[List of highest-grossing films|$1 billion worldwide]]. *[[2002]] – [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|U.S. invasion of Afghanistan]]: [[Operation Anaconda]] begins in eastern [[Afghanistan]]. * 2002 – The [[Envisat]] [[environmental satellite]] successfully launches aboard an [[Ariane 5#List of launches|Ariane 5 rocket]] to reach an orbit of {{convert|800|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=on}} above the Earth, which was the then-largest [[payload (air and space craft)|payload]] at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/e/envisat|title=EnviSat (Environmental Satellite)|website=eoPortal|access-date=2020-03-02|archive-date=2020-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731003313/https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/e/envisat|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2002 – [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] is launched on [[STS-109]] to service the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref name="ksc1">{{cite web |title=Mission STS-109 |url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-109/mission-sts-109.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318104517/https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-109/mission-sts-109.html |archive-date=18 March 2017 |access-date=1 March 2009 |publisher=NASA}}</ref> *[[2003]] – Management of the [[United States Customs Service]] and the [[United States Secret Service]] move to the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]. *[[2005]] – In ''[[Roper v. Simmons]]'', the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of any crime is unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greenhouse |first=Linda |date=2005-03-02 |title=Supreme Court, 5-4, Forbids Execution in Juvenile Crime |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/02/politics/supreme-court-54-forbids-execution-in-juvenile-crime.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2006]] – English-language [[Wikipedia]] reaches its one millionth article, [[Jordanhill railway station]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Simon |first=Matt |date=1 March 2012 |title=March 1, 2006: English Wikipedia's Millionth Entry Pulls Into the Station |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/march-1-2006-english-wikipedias-millionth-entry-pulls-into-the-station/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Tornado]]es [[February–March 2007 tornado outbreak sequence|break out across the southern United States]], killing at least 20 people, including eight at [[Enterprise High School (Alabama)|Enterprise High School]]. *[[2008]] – The [[Police of Armenia|Armenian police]] clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against [[2008 Armenian presidential election|allegedly fraudulent presidential elections]], as a result ten people are killed. *[[2014]] – Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a [[2014 Kunming attack|mass stabbing]] at [[Kunming Railway Station]] in China.
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