March 26 Events |
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| March 26th, 2006 (March 26 2006) | Event | In Scotland, the prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into force. | |
| March 26th, 2006 (March 26 2006) | Event | The military junta ruling Myanmar officially named Naypyidaw, a new city in Mandalay Division, as the new capital. Yangon had formerly been the nation s capital. | |
| March 26th, 2005 (March 26 2005) | Event | The Taiwanese government calls on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei, in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People s Republic of China. Around 200,000 to 300,000 attend the walk. | |
| March 26th, 1999 (March 26 1999) | Event | The "Melissa worm" infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world. | |
| March 26th, 1999 (March 26 1999) | Event | A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man. | Jack Kevorkian Quotes |
| March 26th, 1998 (March 26 1998) | Event | Oued Bouaicha massacre in Algeria; 52 people killed with axes and knives, 32 of them babies under the age of 2. | |
| March 26th, 1997 (March 26 1997) | Event | Thirty-nine bodies found in the Heaven s Gate cult suicides. | |
| March 26th, 1996 (March 26 1996) | Event | The International Monetary Fund approves a $10.2 billion loan for Russia. | |
| March 26th, 1995 (March 26 1995) | Event | The Schengen Treaty goes into effect. | |
| March 26th, 1982 (March 26 1982) | Event | A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, DC. | |
| March 26th, 1979 (March 26 1979) | Event | Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, DC. | Menachem Begin Quotes |
| March 26th, 1977 (March 26 1977) | Event | Focus on the Family is founded by Dr. James Dobson | James Dobson Quotes |
| March 26th, 1976 (March 26 1976) | Event | Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment. | |
| March 26th, 1975 (March 26 1975) | Event | The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force. | |
| March 26th, 1971 (March 26 1971) | Event | East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form People s Republic of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Liberation War begins. | |
| March 26th, 1967 (March 26 1967) | Event | Ten thousand people gather for the Central Park Be-In. | |
| March 26th, 1965 (March 26 1965) | Event | A truck loses control down Moosic Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, killing the driver. This accident later inspired the 1974 Harry Chapin song, "30,000 Pounds of Bananas." | Harry Chapin Quotes |
| March 26th, 1958 (March 26 1958) | Event | The United States Army launches Explorer 3. | |
| March 26th, 1958 (March 26 1958) | Event | The African Regroupment Party (PRA) is launched at a meeting in Paris. | |
| March 26th, 1953 (March 26 1953) | Event | Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine. | Jonas Salk Quotes |
| March 26th, 1945 (March 26 1945) | Event | World War II: In Iwo Jima, US forces declare Iwo Jima "secure." | |
| March 26th, 1942 (March 26 1942) | Event | World War II: In Poland, Auschwitz receives its first female prisoners. | |
| March 26th, 1934 (March 26 1934) | Event | Driving test introduced in the United Kingdom. | |
| March 26th, 1917 (March 26 1917) | Event | World War I: First Battle of GazaBritish troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance. | |
| March 26th, 1913 (March 26 1913) | Event | Balkan War: Bulgarian forces take Adrianople. | |
| March 26th, 1881 (March 26 1881) | Event | Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again. | |
| March 26th, 1852 (March 26 1852) | Event | Decree regarding streets of Paris passed | |
| March 26th, 1839 (March 26 1839) | Event | The first Henley Royal Regatta is held. | |
| March 26th, 1830 (March 26 1830) | Event | The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York. | |
| March 26th, 1812 (March 26 1812) | Event | An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela. | |
| March 26th, 1808 (March 26 1808) | Event | Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII. | |
| March 26th, 1636 (March 26 1636) | Event | Utrecht University is founded in The Netherlands. | |
| March 26th, 1552 (March 26 1552) | Event | Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru. | |
| March 26th, 1484 (March 26 1484) | Event | William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop s Fables. | |
| March 26th, 1026 (March 26 1026) | Event | Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. | |
