1349: Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe. Jews were often blamed for Europe’s Black Death, and many Jews set fire to their own homes, opting to die in the flames rather than being lynched by mobs.
1871: Welsh Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley reportedly asked, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
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1925: The Butler Act, which outlawed the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools, was signed into law; the legislation was at the centre of the Scopes Trial, and it was not repealed until 1967.
1943: A plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bomb fails
German Wehrmacht officer, Rudolf von Gersdorff, failed to blow up the dictator but managed to defuse his bombs just before they went off and avoid suspicion.
1947: In response to fears and Congressional investigations into communism in the United States, President Harry S. Truman issues an executive decree establishing a sweeping loyalty investigation of federal employees.
1952: The world’s first rock and roll concert is held in Cleveland, Ohio
DJ Alan Freed presented the concert, which was closed down after only one song because of overcrowding.
1960: About 70 unarmed Black African demonstrators were killed by police in Sharpeville, Gauteng province, during a protest against South Africa’s pass laws which requires that black South Africans carry passports to travel within their country.
1963: Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed its gates for good.
The choice came after 20 years of concerns about the costs to keep the prison running and how prisoners were treated.
1965: In the name of African American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators in Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr., begin a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, the state’s capital.
1966: The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was first proclaimed a United Nations Day of observance in 1966. The day was inspired by events that took place six years earlier when police shot and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa.
1970: Earth Day is celebrated for the first time. The first edition was limited to some cities in the United States. Today, Earth Day is observed by about 1 billion people around the world.
1984: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came under attack for the breakdown of negotiations at the common market summit in Brussels. It is understood that Mrs. Thatcher asked for an annual rebate for Britain of £730m but was offered £580m, which she refused.
2006: The first-ever Tweet was published on Twitter. Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, wrote the first tweet. His first message was posted at 09:50 on this day and said, “Just setting up my twttr.” In 2012, about 340 million tweets were posted per day.
2013: Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, regarded as a central figure of modern African literature died at the age of 82 in Boston. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart, occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel.
2013: Ten (10) people drowned and another 20 remain unaccounted for after a boat carrying West African clandestine migrants sank off the coast of Gabon.
2019: A woman in Bangladesh gave birth to twins one month after giving birth previously.
It turned out that the mother had two uteruses.
Births on This Day, March 21
Rani Mukerji, 46 years
Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She was born in Mumbai, India. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including eight Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the leading and highest-paid actresses of the 2000s.
Ronaldinho, 44years
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho. Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is a Brazilian and a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d’Or.
Caroline Kilel, 42 years
Caroline Cheptanui Kilel is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road-running competitions. She was the winner at the 2011 Boston Marathon and the Frankfurt Marathon in 2010 and 2013. Kilel took the silver medal in the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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