Events for March 2015

March in History

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The Battle of Imphal

8th March 1944

The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in North-East India from March until July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the… Read more...

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Julius Caesar is assassinated

15th March 0044 BC

The assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by forty or so Roman senators, self-styled the Liberatores, who, led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus, stabbed Julius Caesar to death… Read more...

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Remagen Bridge collapses

17th March 1945

The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany collapses, ten days after its capture. The Bridge at Remagen was famously siezed by the American forces in a daring coup-de-main operation which, due to German blunder and oversight… Read more...

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First Flight of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

4th March 1948

The Starfighter was once described as ‘a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you’. It is one of the world’s fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a… Read more...

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Battle of Towton

29th March 1461

The Battle of Towton in Yorkshire during the War of the Roses. More than 28,000 are killed. Henry VI's Lancastrian forces are beaten and the throne is claimed by Edward IV. Read more...

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First flight of the Supermarine Spitfire

5th March 1936

The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter capable of defending Britain from bomber attack and achieved legendary status… Read more...

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