Sunday, March 15, 2026

History for March 15

History for March 15 - On-This-Day.com 
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  • 44 BC - Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known as the "Ides of March."
  • 1892 - New York State unveiled the new automatic ballot voting machine.
  • 1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent 12,000 troops, under General Pershing, over the border of Mexico to pursue bandit Pancho Villa. The mission failed.
  • 1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia.
  • 1939 - German forces occupied Bohemia and Moravia, and part of Czechoslovakia.
  • 1985 - In Brazil, two decades of military rule came to an end with the installation of a civilian government.

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