A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground alongside destroying a Starlifter by accident. This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster. Date: March 23, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez. Date: March 23, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President. Date: March 23, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. Date: March 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. Date: March 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq. Date: March 23, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. Date: March 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot. Date: March 23, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Affordable Care Act becomes law in the United States. Date: March 23, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports cases of Ebola in the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea, marking the beginning of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. Date: March 23, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)