Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.
Pop singer-songwriter Sia released her hit single 'Chandelier.'
The FDA approved the first chickenpox vaccine.
Apartheid in South Africa comes to an end.
The 'Night Stalker' serial killer, Richard Ramirez, committed his second and third murders in LA, USA.
The photograph known as Burst of joy is taken.
London Bridge, designed by Lord Holford, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' debuted on Billboard's Top 200 chart.
Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing 'Words' and 'To Love Somebody' on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India.
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discover Californium, a new radioactive element.
The UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France signed the Treaty of Brussels.
The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington. D.C.
The quickest boxing match in history took place.
Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on the Quantum Theory of Light.
New York City held the world's first St Patrick's Day Parade.
Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders from his home in Britain and taken to be a slave in Ireland.
