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March 17th Key scientific breakthroughs and political shifts contributing to global change.
The United States Marine Corps is established under President John Adams. AI analysis
The rubber band is patented. AI analysis
The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed; Victor Emmanuel of Savoy is crowned its first king. AI analysis
The American Legion forms in Paris. AI analysis
The Benelux Customs Union is established. AI analysis
The Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India, after an unsuccessful uprising against Chinese rule. AI analysis
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960. AI analysis
Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. AI analysis
The first American prisoners of war are released from North Vietnam. AI analysis
Eritrean War: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by rebel Eritrean People's Liberation Front forces, starting what will be known as the Battle of Afabet. AI analysis
A suicide car-bomb explodes in the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing twenty-nine people and injuring two hundred sixty-two. AI analysis
Eight locals are killed in a bomb attack on a bus in the mainly Catholic Londonderry, Northern Ireland. AI analysis
Unrest in Kosovo results in more than 40 deaths, over 800 injured, and the destruction of 35 Serb Orthodox shrines in Kosovo. AI analysis
New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns amid allegations involving a high-priced call girl. AI analysis
Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council votes 10-0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians. AI analysis
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The Crimean status referendum takes place. AI analysis
Barack Obama outlaws discrimination against LGBT workers in the federal workplace and its contracting agencies. AI analysis