History Events on March 26

South Vietnamese President Nguy?n V?n Thi?u implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.

#South_Vietnam

The United States Army launches Explorer 3.

#Explorer_3

Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

#Maurice_(emperor)

An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.

#1812_Caracas_earthquake

William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.

#William_Caxton

The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.

#Paris_Commune

Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.

#Nuclear_weapons_testing

Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.

#Guru_Amar_Das

East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.

#East_Pakistan

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.

#Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.

#World_War_I

The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.

#Biological_Weapons_Convention

The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.

#Siege_of_Algeciras_(1342-44)

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.

#Spanish_Civil_War

Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.

#Swissair

Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang has Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, poisoned.

#Zhu_Wen

Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.

#Combat_of_the_Thirty

Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.

#Taiwan

First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.

#First_Balkan_War

A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.

#Boston_Gazette

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.

#Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial

Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.

#Central_Park_be-ins

During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.

#Algerian_Civil_War

Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.

#Saladin

Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.

#Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)

The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.

#Henley_Royal_Regatta

The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.

#Book_of_Mormon

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.

#Argentina

World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.

#World_War_II

Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.

The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.

Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.

Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.

The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.

The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.

The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.

The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.

The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.

Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.

Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.