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===March=== * [[March 2]] – The [[Yahoo! Time Capsule|Yahoo! Time capsule]], dating from 2006, is opened.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-02 |title=Next month Yahoo!'s time capsule will reveal the distant past… of 2006 |url=https://www.avclub.com/next-month-yahoo-s-time-capsule-will-reveal-the-distan-1841318274 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203191043/https://www.avclub.com/next-month-yahoo-s-time-capsule-will-reveal-the-distan-1841318274 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-03 |title=Time to party! |url=https://www.verizon.com/about/news/speed-march-3-2020 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Verizon |language=en |archive-date=March 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303173636/https://www.verizon.com/about/news/speed-march-3-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[March 5]] – The [[International Criminal Court]] authorizes the [[Alleged United States War Crimes#War on Terror|Afghanistan War Crimes]] inquiry to proceed, reportedly allowing for the first time for [[Citizenship of the United States|U.S. citizens]] to be investigated.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Peltier|first1=Elian|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/world/europe/afghanistan-war-crimes-icc.html|title=I.C.C. Allows Afghanistan War Crimes Inquiry to Proceed, Angering U.S.|date=March 5, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 6, 2020|last2=Faizi|first2=Fatima|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306033317/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/world/europe/afghanistan-war-crimes-icc.html|archive-date=March 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 9]] ** [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: [[Italy]] becomes the [[COVID-19 lockdown in Italy|first country]] to implement a nationwide quarantine in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/08/coronavirus-italy-quarantine-virus-reaches-washington-dc|title=Coronavirus: quarter of Italy's population put in quarantine as virus reaches Washington DC|website=The Guardian|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308060523/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/08/coronavirus-italy-quarantine-virus-reaches-washington-dc|archive-date=March 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-bolsters-quarantine-checks-after-initial-lockdown-confusion-11583756737 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=March 10, 2020 |date=March 9, 2020 |title=As Virus Spreads, Italy Locks Down Country |quote=Italy is the world's first country to place its entire territory under quarantine |author1=Eric Sylvers |author2=Giovanni Legorano |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318161722/https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-bolsters-quarantine-checks-after-initial-lockdown-confusion-11583756737 |url-status=live }}</ref> ** International share prices [[2020 stock market crash#9–13 March|fall sharply]] in response to a [[2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war|Russo-Saudi oil price war]] and the [[Financial market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic|impact of COVID-19]]. The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average|DJIA]] plunges more than 2,000 points, the largest fall in its history up to that point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51796806|title=Black Monday: Shares face biggest fall since financial crisis|website=BBC News|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309034201/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51796806|archive-date=March 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Price of oil|Oil prices]] also plunged by as much as 30% in early trading, the biggest fall since [[1990 oil price shock|1991]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Oil prices plunge as much as 30% after OPEC deal failure sparks price war |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/08/oil-plummets-30percent-as-opec-deal-failure-sparks-price-war-fears.html |access-date=March 9, 2020 |agency=CNBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309000012/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/08/oil-plummets-30percent-as-opec-deal-failure-sparks-price-war-fears.html |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/oil-falls-amid-saudi-arabia-russia-price-war-coronavirus-hits-demand.html|title=Oil prices fall to 17-year low as Saudi Arabia-Russia standoff continues, coronavirus hits demand|first=Weizhen|last=Tan|website=CNBC|date=March 30, 2020|access-date=December 31, 2022|archive-date=December 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231095014/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/oil-falls-amid-saudi-arabia-russia-price-war-coronavirus-hits-demand.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 11]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The [[World Health Organization]] declares the COVID-19 outbreak a [[pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51839944|title=Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic by World Health Organization|website=BBC News|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311174102/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51839944|archive-date=March 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 12]] – [[Black Thursday (2020)|Global stock markets crashed]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the [[United States]] [[Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic#Europe|travel ban]] on the [[Schengen Area]]. The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average|DJIA]] goes into free fall, closing at over −2,300 points, the worst loss for the index since [[Black Monday (1987)|1987]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Wearden (earlier)|first1=Graeme|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/mar/12/stock-markets-tumble-trump-europe-travel-ban-ecb-christine-lagarde-business-live|title=Wall Street and FTSE 100 plunge on worst day since 1987 – as it happened|date=March 12, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 13, 2020|last2=Jolly (now)|first2=Jasper|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312093531/https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/mar/12/stock-markets-tumble-trump-europe-travel-ban-ecb-christine-lagarde-business-live|archive-date=March 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 13]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The [[government of Nepal]] announces that [[Mount Everest]] will be closed to climbers and the public for the rest of the season due to concerns about the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mount-everest-coronavirus-closed-scli-intl/index.html|title=Mount Everest closed over coronavirus fears|publisher=CNN|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313194603/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mount-everest-coronavirus-closed-scli-intl/index.html|archive-date=March 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 16]] – The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average|DJIA]] [[2020 stock market crash#Black Monday II (16 March)|falls by 2,997.10]], the single [[List of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average|largest point drop in history]] and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than [[Wall Street Crash of 1929|Black Monday (1929)]]. This follows the [[Federal Reserve|U.S. Federal Reserve]] announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200315a.htm|title=Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement|website=Federal Reserve|date=March 15, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317021707/https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200315a.htm|archive-date=March 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 17]] ** [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: *** The [[European Union]]'s external and [[Schengen Area|Schengen]] borders are closed for at least 30 days in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/linksdossier/coronavirus-whats-happening-in-europe/|title=Coronavirus: What's happening in Europe|website=Euractiv|date=March 17, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318011326/https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/linksdossier/coronavirus-whats-happening-in-europe/|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ***The [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] and [[2021 Copa América|2020 Copa América]] [[association football]] tournaments are postponed until the summer of [[2021]] by [[UEFA]] and [[CONMEBOL]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/11958779/euro-2020-postponed-until-summer-of-2021-following-coronavirus-pandemic|title=Euro 2020 postponed until summer 2021; domestic leagues, UEFA competitions to be completed by June 30|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=March 17, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321001622/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/11958779/euro-2020-postponed-until-summer-of-2021-following-coronavirus-pandemic|archive-date=March 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/copa-america/story/4075579/coronavirus-copa-america-postponed-until-2021-due-to-outbreak|title=Coronavirus: Copa America postponed until 2021 due to outbreak|access-date=June 6, 2020|date=March 17, 2020|work=ESPN|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531185114/https://www.espn.com/soccer/copa-america/story/4075579/coronavirus-copa-america-postponed-until-2021-due-to-outbreak|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 18]] ** [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: *** The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020]] is cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe|the spread of COVID-19 in Europe]], the first cancellation in the contest's 64-year history.<ref name="cancellation statement">{{cite web|date=March 18, 2020|title=Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation|url=https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318142008/https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation|archive-date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)}}</ref> *** [[Solidarity trial|The Solidarity Trial]], a [[World Health Organization|WHO]]-sponsored clinical trial dedicated to [[COVID-19 drug development|finding a cure]] against COVID-19, is announced.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 18, 2020|title=UN health chief announces global 'solidarity trial' to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059722|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=UN News|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323101633/https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059722|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 20]] ** COVID-19 pandemic: The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 10,000 as the total number of cases reaches a quarter of a million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51969508|title=Global coronavirus deaths pass 10,000|website=BBC News|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320044353/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51969508|archive-date=March 20, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The [[Bhadla Solar Park]] is commissioned and becomes the world's largest solar park.<ref name=p>{{cite web|url=https://mercomindia.com/world-largest-solar-park-bhadla/|title=With 2,245 MW of Commissioned Solar Projects, World's Largest Solar Park is Now at Bhadl|date=March 19, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320170906/https://mercomindia.com/world-largest-solar-park-bhadla/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 24]] ** COVID-19 pandemic: ***[[India]] and the [[United Kingdom]] go into lockdown to contain COVID-19. The total number of people in the world facing some form of pandemic-related movement restriction now exceeds 2.6 billion, a third of the [[World population|global population]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/britain-lockdown-warns-pandemic-accelerating-051357601.html|work=Yahoo! News|title=A third of the world under virus lockdown, as Olympics delayed|date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325030625/https://news.yahoo.com/britain-lockdown-warns-pandemic-accelerating-051357601.html|archive-date=March 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> *** [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Premier]] [[Li Keqiang]] reports that the [[COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China|domestically transmitted epidemic]] is now under control.<ref>{{cite news |title= China deploys measures to curb imported COVID-19 cases, rebound in indigenous cases |url= http://english.scio.gov.cn/m/topnews/2020-03/24/content_75852078.htm |work= State Council Information Office of China |date= March 24, 2020 |access-date= March 24, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200324060057/http://english.scio.gov.cn/m/topnews/2020-03/24/content_75852078.htm |archive-date= March 24, 2020 |url-status= live }}</ref> Two days later, [[China]] temporarily suspends entry for foreign nationals with [[Travel visa|visas]] or [[residence permit]]s, effective midnight on March 28.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/china-foreigners-visas-coronavirus-6e87eea9-73f3-4342-aee2-a171ca742ea5.html|work=Axios|date=March 26, 2020|title=China to temporarily bar entry of foreigners to stop spread of coronavirus|access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327035333/https://www.axios.com/china-foreigners-visas-coronavirus-6e87eea9-73f3-4342-aee2-a171ca742ea5.html|archive-date=March 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> *** The [[International Olympic Committee]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|Japan]] postpone the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] to [[2021]]. On March 30, the Summer Olympics will be rescheduled from July 23 to August 8, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 24, 2020|title=Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324123239/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092594/postponed-tokyo-olympics-july-23-opening |title=Rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics to open on July 23 in 2021 |first=Michael |last=Pavitt |date=March 20, 2020 |website=insidethegames.biz |access-date=March 20, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218085845/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092594/postponed-tokyo-olympics-july-23-opening |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[March 26]] ** COVID-19 pandemic: *** Global COVID-19 cases reach 500,000, with nearly 23,000 deaths confirmed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/03/26/500000-coronavirus-cases-reported-worldwide/#63ddd34c59b8|title=500,000 Coronavirus Cases Reported Worldwide|work=Forbes|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326222748/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/03/26/500000-coronavirus-cases-reported-worldwide/#63ddd34c59b8|archive-date=March 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|U.S.]] surpasses [[China]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy|Italy]] in the total number of known COVID-19 cases, with at least 81,321 cases and more than 1,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-us-now-leads-the-world-in-confirmed-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB11LlDh|title=The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases|work=The New York Times|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326230342/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-us-now-leads-the-world-in-confirmed-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB11LlDh|archive-date=March 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ***Militants in the [[New People's Army|Philippines]], [[Syrian civil war|Syria]], [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemen]], and [[Libyan Civil War (2014–present)|Libya]] agree to [[U.N. secretary-general|U.N. Secretary-General]] [[António Guterres]]' call for a [[ceasefire]]; some accept medical aid for themselves and civilians in their communities. [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]] discuss a common response to the global pandemic, and the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] airlifts aid to [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2020/0326/Trading-handguns-for-handwipes |title=Trading handguns for handwipes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327035244/https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2020/0326/Trading-handguns-for-handwipes |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |website=The Christian Science Monitor |date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[March 27]] – [[North Macedonia]] becomes the 30th country to join [[NATO]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/03/24/north-macedonia-expected-to-join-nato-within-days/ |title=North Macedonia to officially join NATO on Friday |first=Aaron |last=Mehta |date=March 24, 2020 |website=Defense News |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324221721/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/03/24/north-macedonia-expected-to-join-nato-within-days/ |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[March 30]] – [[2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war]]: The price of [[Brent Crude]] falls 9% to $23 per barrel, the lowest level since November 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-oil-costs-hit-2002-low-as-markets-digest-surge-in-infections-11965511 |title=Coronavirus: Oil costs hit 2002 low as markets digest surge in infections |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330204100/https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-oil-costs-hit-2002-low-as-markets-digest-surge-in-infections-11965511 |archive-date=March 30, 2020 |first=James |last=Sillars |website=Sky News |date=March 30, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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