The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. Date: March 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty. Date: March 18, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded. Date: March 18, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children. Date: March 18, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution. Date: March 17, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. Date: March 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture. Date: March 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO. Date: March 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium". Date: March 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others. Date: March 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)