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1. 37 AD – Roman Emperor Caligula Assumes PowerOn March 18, 37 AD, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula, became Roman Emperor following the death of Tiberius. […]

1. 432 AD – St. Patrick Arrives in IrelandOn March 17, 432 AD, St. Patrick is traditionally believed to have arrived in Ireland to begin his mission to convert the […]

1. March 16, 1751 – James Madison is BornJames Madison, the fourth President of the United States, was born on this day in 1751. Known as the “Father of the […]

1. The Ides of March – Assassination of Julius Caesar (44 BC)On March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Roman Senate. This event is famously known as […]

1. March 14, 1879 – Birth of Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein, one of the most influential physicists in history, was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. He developed the […]

1. 1639 – Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard On March 13, 1639, the institution that would become Harvard University was officially named in honor of John Harvard, […]

1. March 12, 1930 – Mahatma Gandhi Begins Salt MarchOn March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March, also known as the Dandi March, which was a key act […]

1. 1702 – The Daily Courant, the first British daily newspaper, is published for the first time.The Daily Courant was the first daily newspaper in Britain, marking a significant step […]

1. 241 BC – Battle of the Aegates IslandsOn March 10, 241 BC, the Battle of the Aegates Islands marked the decisive naval confrontation of the First Punic War between […]

1. The Discovery of Uranus (1781)On March 9, 1781, astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. This was a significant event in astronomy as Uranus was the first planet to […]