The landmark Australian Eastern Mission led by John Latham departs on its three-month tour of East and South-East Asia. Date: March 21, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran. Date: March 21, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ponce massacre: Nineteen unarmed civilians in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police in a terrorist attack ordered by the US-appointed Governor, Blanton Winship. Date: March 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. Date: March 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943…

World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes. Date: March 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians. Date: March 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma. Date: March 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933. Date: March 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. Date: March 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)

Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)