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397 Episoder

1. 27th March 1963: Dr Richard Beeching, Chairman of the British Transport Commission, publishes his report to cut thousands of miles of railway lines

   Udgivet: 27.3.2025
2. 26th March 1830: The Book of Mormon first went on sale at E. B. Grandin’s book store

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3. 25th March 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their first “Bed-In for Peace” at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam

   Udgivet: 25.3.2025
4. 24th March 1944: The ‘Great Escape’ takes place from Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Silesia

   Udgivet: 24.3.2025
5. 23rd March 1540: Waltham Abbey in Essex became the last abbey to be dissolved under Henry VIII

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6. 22nd March 1895: The Lumière brothers stage their first film screening in Paris

   Udgivet: 22.3.2025
7. 21st March 1871: Otto von Bismarck formally appointed first Chancellor of the German Empire

   Udgivet: 21.3.2025
8. 20th March 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte begins his Hundred Days as ruler of France following his escape from Elba

   Udgivet: 20.3.2025
9. 19th March 1882: First stone laid for the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

   Udgivet: 19.3.2025
10. 18th March 1921: Kronstadt Rebellion ends following a final assault by Bolshevik forces

    Udgivet: 18.3.2025
11. 17th March 1861: Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy under the rule of Victor Emmanuel II

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12. 16th March 1190: The Jewish population of York massacred in a pogrom

    Udgivet: 16.3.2025
13. 15th March 1848: Hungarian Revolution of 1848 begins in Pest, marking the start of a nationwide movement against Habsburg rule

    Udgivet: 15.3.2025
14. 14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA

    Udgivet: 14.3.2025
15. 13th March 624: Battle of Badr sees the first major engagement between the early Muslim community of Medina and the Quraysh tribe of Mecca

    Udgivet: 13.3.2025
16. 12th March 1938: Nazi German troops cross the border to annex Austria in an event known as the Anschluss

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17. 11th March 1918: First confirmed case of Spanish Flu identified at Camp Funston in Kansas

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18. 10th March 1762: The execution of Jean Calas prompts debates on religious intolerance and judicial injustice in France

    Udgivet: 10.3.2025
19. 9th March 1841: US Supreme court rules on the Amistad slavery case and sets the captured Africans free

    Udgivet: 9.3.2025
20. 8th March 1736: Nader Shah formally crowned as the ruler of Iran, marking the start of the Afsharid dynasty

    Udgivet: 8.3.2025