French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Rรฉunion become overseas dรฉpartements of France. Date: March 19, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1946 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured. Date: March 19, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Algerian War of Independence ends. Date: March 19, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of Joรฃo Goulart and against communism. Date: March 19, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1964 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The wreck of the SSย Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction. Date: March 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on…
The 385-metre-tall (1,263ย ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up. Date: March 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1969 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Date: March 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom. Date: March 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1982 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the EgyptโIsrael peace treaty in 1979. Date: March 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The ethnic clashes of Tรขrgu Mureศ begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire. Date: March 19, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1990 ๐ On This Day (Today)