Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe. Date: March 20, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq. Date: March 20, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people. Date: March 20, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict. Date: March 20, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day. Date: March 20, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Date: March 20, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
La Plume noire, an anarchist bookstore in Lyon, is targeted by an attack of the far-right, provoking a shock in Lyon's far-left circles. Date: March 20, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. Date: March 19, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919). Date: March 19, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them. Date: March 19, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this…