Events in History
- 630 Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem
- 717 Battle of Vincy fought in the Cambrai during Frankish Civil War; Charles Martel's forces defeat those of King Chilperic II and his mayor Ragenfrid
- 1188 Accession to the throne of Japan by emperor Antoku
- 1349 Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany
- 1413 Henry of Monmouth, Prince of Wales, becomes King Henry V of England upon the death of his father
- 1610 King James I of England and VI of Scotland addresses English House of Commons
- 1681 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London
- 1702 Queen Anne addresses English parliament
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Taizu
Henry Ossian Flipper
Albert Kahn
Sergey Lavrov
Jair BolsonaroWeddings in History
- 1874 Ulysses S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
- 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing & lasted 20 years
- 2002 King Mohammed VI of Morocco (38) weds information services engineer Salma Bennani (23) in Rabat, Morocco
Divorces in History
- 1152 In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Pocahontas
Joseph E. Johnston
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Chinua Achebe
Andrew Grove
Martin McGuinnessMarch in History
The Most Expensive Divorce in History
Beautiful and rich, Eleanor of Aquitaine had one fault according to the King of France: she had not produced a son. So on this day they were divorced.
March 21, 1152
Closure of Alcatraz
The last prisoners walk down Broadway as Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes
March 21, 1963
Henry Morton Stanley's Expedition to Africa
Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley with Kalulu who he later adopted
March 21, 1871
Kuwaiti Oil Fires
Set alight by retreating Iraqi troops, Kuwaiti oil fires burnt long after the Gulf War finished
March 21, 1991