On March 13.2008 ; Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time. source
On March 13.2008 ; Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time.
On March 14.1885 ; The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London. source
On March 14.1885 ; The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London.
On March 14.1942 ; Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin. source
On March 14.1942 ; Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin.
On March 14.1945 ; World War II: The R.A.F.'s first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany. source
On March 14.1945 ; World War II: The R.A.F.'s first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany.
On March 15.1927 ; The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford. source
On March 15.1927 ; The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
On March 15.1941 ; Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating u source
On March 15.1941 ; Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating u
On March 16.1815 ; Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands. source
On March 16.1815 ; Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
On March 16.1872 ; The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London. source
On March 16.1872 ; The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
On March 16.1894 ; Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed. source
On March 16.1894 ; Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
On March 16.1940 ; First person killed (James Isbister) in a German bombing raid on the UK in World War II during a raid on Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. source
On March 16.1940 ; First person killed (James Isbister) in a German bombing raid on the UK in World War II during a raid on Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands.
On March 16.1926 ; History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. source
On March 16.1926 ; History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
On March 17.1860 ; The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars. source
On March 17.1860 ; The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars.
On March 17.1947 ; First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber. source
On March 17.1947 ; First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
On March 18.1793 ; The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann. source
On March 18.1793 ; The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann.
On March 19.1966 ; Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup. source
On March 19.1966 ; Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup.
On March 20.1888 ; The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia. source
On March 20.1888 ; The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
On March 20.1999 ; Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California. source
On March 20.1999 ; Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
On March 21.1928 ; Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. source
On March 21.1928 ; Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
On March 21.1986 ; Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships source
On March 21.1986 ; Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships
On March 21.1999 ; Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. source
On March 21.1999 ; Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
On March 22. 1906 ; The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris source
On March 22. 1906 ; The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris
On March 22. 1960 ; Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser source
On March 22. 1960 ; Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser
On March 23. 1848 ; The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded. source
On March 23. 1848 ; The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.
On March 23. 1857 ; Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. source
On March 23. 1857 ; Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
On March 23. 1888 ; In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time. source
On March 23. 1888 ; In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
On March 23. 1918 ; 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 source
On March 23. 1918 ; 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
On March 23. 1956 ; Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan) source
On March 23. 1956 ; Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)
On March 23. 1965 ; NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young). source
On March 23. 1965 ; NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
On March 23. 1978 ; The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line. source
On March 23. 1978 ; The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
On March 23. 1996 ; Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President. source
On March 23. 1996 ; Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.