What happend on 1st March

29.02
02.03
1971

Pakistani President Yahya Khan indefinitely postponed the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.

1971

A bomb explodes in a men's room in the White House: the Weather Underground claims responsibility.

1969

John Kerry officially leaves active duty in Vietnam.

1969

During a performance at Miami's Dinner Key Auditorium, Jim Morrison of the Doors is arrested for exposing himself during the show.

1966

The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.

1966

Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.

1962

American Airlines Flight 1 crashes on take off in New York.

1961

Uganda becomes self-governing as its first elections held.

1961

President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.

1958

Samuel Alphonsus Stritch, is appointed Pro-Perfect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the Roman Curia.