Historical Events on March
2002
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
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Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
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Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
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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.
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World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
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Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.
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World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
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World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
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World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
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Four suspected Taliban members attack the luxurious Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
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World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
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First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
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Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)
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World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
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Famous Birthdays on March
- 1983
Carrie Underwood
- 1947
Mitt Romney
- 1965
The Undertaker
- 1976
Peyton Manning
- 1976
Wladimir Klitschko
- 1970
Mariah Carey
- 1986
Lady Gaga
Famous Deaths on March
- 1953
Joseph Stalin
- 2013
Hugo Chávez
- 2012
Jean Giraud
- 2015
Lee Kuan Yew
- 2016
Johan Cruyff
- 1945
David Lloyd George
- 1941
Virginia Woolf
- 1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower