What happend on 26th March

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1982

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

1979

Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty in Washington, DC

1975

The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force.

1973

The soap opera The Young and the Restless debuts on CBS television.

1971

East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form People's Republic of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Liberation War begins.

1958

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

1958

The United States Army launches Explorer III.

1953

Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine.

1943

World War II: Battle of Komandorski Islands

1942

World War II: In Poland, Auschwitz receives its first female prisoners.