In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Date: March 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat certifies Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building, based on the building having been topped out on 1 July 2003, even though the building was not completed until 31 December 2004. Date: March 29, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅…
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members. Date: March 29, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40. Date: March 29, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Date: March 29, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed. Date: March 29, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries. Date: March 29, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day…
Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Date: March 29, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ship Ever Given is dislodged from the Suez Canal. Date: March 29, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from water runway Étang le Barre, near Marseille. Date: March 28, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)