On February 27.1870 ;The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships. source
On February 27.1870 ;The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
On February 27.1961 ; The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. source
On February 27.1961 ; The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
On February 28.1883 ; The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston source
On February 28.1883 ; The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston
On February 29.1992 , First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum. source
On February 29.1992 , First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum.
On March 1. 1790 ; The first United States census is authorized. source
On March 1. 1790 ; The first United States census is authorized.
On March 1.1912 ; Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane. source
On March 1.1912 ; Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.
On March 2. 1797 ; The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes. source
On March 2. 1797 ; The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
On March 2. 1919 ; The first Communist International meets in Moscow. source
On March 2. 1919 ; The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
On March 2. 1969 ; In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. source
On March 2. 1969 ; In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
On March 4.1933 ; Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet. source
On March 4.1933 ; Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.
On March 4.1675 ; John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England. source
On March 4.1675 ; John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
On March 5.1824 ; First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. source
On March 5.1824 ; First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
On March 5.1936 ; First flight of Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom. source
On March 5.1936 ; First flight of Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
On March 5.1943 ; First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in the United Kingdom. source
On March 5.1943 ; First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in the United Kingdom.
On March 6.1912 ; Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet. source
On March 6.1912 ; Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
On March 6.1957 ; Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British source
On March 6.1957 ; Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British
On March 6.1983 ; The first United States Football League game is played. source
On March 6.1983 ; The first United States Football League game is played.
On March 8.1910 ; French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license. source
On March 8.1910 ; French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
On March 8.1914 ; First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. source
On March 8.1914 ; First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
On March 9. 1815 ; Francis Ronalds describes the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine. source
On March 9. 1815 ; Francis Ronalds describes the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine.
On March 9. 1978 ; President Soeharto inaugurated Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java. source
On March 9. 1978 ; President Soeharto inaugurated Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java.
On March 10.1876 ; Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." source
On March 10.1876 ; Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
On March 10. 1915 ; The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI. source
On March 10. 1915 ; The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI.
On March 11. 1851 ; The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice. source
On March 11. 1851 ; The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
On March 11. 1916 ; USS Nevada (BB-36) is commissioned as the first US Navy "super-dreadnought". source
On March 11. 1916 ; USS Nevada (BB-36) is commissioned as the first US Navy "super-dreadnought".
On March 11. 1918 ; The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic. source
On March 11. 1918 ; The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.
On March 11.1990 ; Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970. source
On March 11.1990 ; Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
On March 12.1894 ; Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn. source
On March 12.1894 ; Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn.
On March 12.1881 ; Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain. source
On March 12.1881 ; Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.
On March 13.1954 ; First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War. source
On March 13.1954 ; First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War.