32 people are killed and 82 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. Date: March 6, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 6 π Events on this day in 2020 π On This Day (Today)
Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors. Date: March 5, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1906 π On This Day (Today)
Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines. Date: March 5, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1912 π On This Day (Today)
The British Raj: GandhiβIrwin Pact is signed. Date: March 5, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1931 π On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship. Date: March 5, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1933 π On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: The National Defence Council seizes control of the republican government in a coup d'etat, with the intention of negotiating an end to the war. Date: March 5, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today)
Six high-ranking members of the Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre. Date: March 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1940…
World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung. Date: March 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1942 π On…
World War II: General strike and protest march in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day. Date: March 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March…
World War II: The Red Army begins the UmanβBotoΘani offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR. Date: March 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)