Twitter Founded: Social Media Site Launches March 21, 2006
The social media site Twitter (now officially named X) is founded. Date: March 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Xiangshui Chemical Plant Explosion Kills 47, Injures 640 – March 21, 2019
The 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others. Date: March 21, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
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China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 Crashes in Guangxi, Killing 132 March 21, 2022
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people. Date: March 21, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Southern Patagonia Sheep Farming Land Auction Impacts Settlers March 20, 1903
The first of a series of auctions of sheep farming land in southern Patagonia takes place impacting established settlers. Date: March 20, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Sung Chiao-jen Assassination Attempt and Death, March 20, 1913
Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later. Date: March 20, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Curragh Incident: British Army Officers Threaten Resignation Over Ulster Volunteers, March 20, 1914
In the Curragh incident, over 100 British Army officers threaten to resign if ordered to march against the Ulster Volunteers. Date: March 20, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Albert Einstein Submits General Relativity Paper March 20, 1916
Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik. Date: March 20, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Upper Silesia Plebiscite Decides German-Polish Border, March 20, 1921
The Upper Silesia plebiscite, mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland, is held. Date: March 20, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
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USS Langley Commissioned as First U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, March 20, 1922
The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier. Date: March 20, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Arts Club of Chicago Hosts Picasso’s First U.S. Show, March 20, 1923
The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States. Date: March 20, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅…
