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===1901–present=== *[[1913]] – [[First Balkan War]]: [[Bulgaria]]n forces [[Siege of Adrianople (1912–13)|capture]] [[Adrianople]]. *[[1915]] – The [[Vancouver Millionaires]] win the [[1915 Stanley Cup Finals]], the first championship played between the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] and the [[National Hockey Association]]. *[[1917]] – [[World War I]]: [[First Battle of Gaza]]: British troops are halted after 17,000 [[Turkish people|Turks]] block their advance. *[[1922]] – The [[German Social Democratic Party of Poland|German Social Democratic Party]] is founded in Poland. *[[1931]] – [[Swissair]] is founded as the [[national airline]] of [[Switzerland]]. * 1931 – [[Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union]] is founded in [[Vietnam]]. *[[1934]] – The [[United Kingdom driving test]] is introduced. *[[1939]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Francoist Spain|Nationalists]] begin their [[Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War|final offensive]] of the war. *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: The first female prisoners arrive at [[Auschwitz]] [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] in [[Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany|German-occupied Poland]]. *[[1945]] – World War II: The [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] ends as the island is officially secured by American forces. *[[1954]] – [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: The [[Castle Romeo|Romeo shot]] of [[Operation Castle]] is detonated at [[Bikini Atoll]]. Yield: 11 megatons. *[[1955]] – [[Pan Am Flight 845/26]] ditches in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the coast of [[Oregon]], killing four.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 March 2011 |title=March 26, 1955: Pan Am Flight 845/26 Crashes Off Oregon Coast |url=http://portland.daveknows.org/2011/03/26/march-26-1955-pan-am-flight-84526-crashes-off-oregon-coast/ |accessdate=13 November 2015 |work=Dave Knows Portland}}</ref> *[[1958]] – The United States Army launches [[Explorer 3]]. * 1958 – The [[African Regroupment Party]] is launched at a meeting in [[Paris]]. *[[1967]] – Ten thousand people gather for one of many [[Central Park be-ins]] in [[New York City]]. *[[1970]] – [[South Vietnam]]ese President [[Nguyễn Văn Thiệu]] implements a [[Land to the Tiller (South Vietnam)|land reform program]] to solve the problem of [[Tenant farmer|land tenancy]]. *[[1971]] – [[East Pakistan]], then province of [[Pakistan]], [[Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence|declares its independence]] from Pakistan to form [[Bangladesh]]; the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh's War of Independence]] begins. *[[1975]] – The [[Biological Weapons Convention]] comes into force. *[[1979]] – [[Anwar al-Sadat]], [[Menachem Begin]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] sign the [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty]] in Washington, D.C. *1979 – An [[Interflug]] [[Ilyushin Il-18]] [[1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash|crashes]] at [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport]] during a [[rejected takeoff]], killing 10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D DM-STL Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD)<!-- The title was added by a bot --> |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790326-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720033307/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790326-0 |archive-date=2013-07-20 |access-date=2018-02-12 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Social Democratic Party (UK)]] is founded as a party. *[[1982]] – A groundbreaking ceremony for the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] is held in Washington, D.C. *[[1991]] – [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Paraguay]] sign the [[Treaty of Asunción]], establishing [[Mercosur]], the South Common Market. *1991 – [[Singapore Airlines Flight 117]] is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to [[Changi Airport]].<ref name="FC">{{Cite news |title=As a Special Forces soldier, he stormed a hijacked Singapore Airlines plane. Now he's a monk |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/special-forces-storm-hijack-singapore-airlines-monk-fred-cheong-11279702 |access-date=2020-07-15 |work=CNA |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the [[Heaven's Gate (cult)|Heaven's Gate]] [[mass suicide]]s. *[[1998]] – During the [[Algerian Civil War]], the [[Oued Bouaicha massacre]] sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives. *[[2005]] – Around 200,000 to 300,000 [[Taiwan]]ese demonstrate in [[Taipei]] in opposition to the [[Anti-Secession Law]] of [[China]]. *[[2010]] – The South Korean Navy corvette ''[[ROKS Cheonan|Cheonan]]'' is [[ROKS Cheonan sinking|torpedoed]], killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the [[President of the United Nations Security Council]] blames North Korea. *[[2017]] – [[2017–2018 Russian protests|Russia-wide anti-corruption protests]] in 99 cities. The [[Levada Center]] survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption. *[[2024]] – The [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|collapses]] following a collision between the [[MV Dali]] container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Baltimore Key Bridge: Rescuers searching river after Baltimore bridge collapse |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68663071 |date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=BBC News |quote=(14:15 UTC) Six people are unaccounted for, officials tell reporters. This is down from a previous report of seven. |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326072943/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68663071 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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