Editing March 19 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1649]] &ndash; The [[House of Commons of England]] passes an [[History of reform of the House of Lords#Abolition of the House of Lords, 1649|act]] abolishing the [[House of Lords]], declaring it ''"useless and dangerous to the people of England"''.
*[[1687]] &ndash; Explorer [[Robert Cavelier de La Salle]], searching for the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], is murdered by his own men.
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]], king of Spain, abdicates after riots and a popular revolt at the winter palace [[Tumult of Aranjuez|Aranjuez]]. His son, [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]], takes the throne.<ref name="Payne">[[Stanley G. Payne]], ''History of Spain of Portugal'', Vol 2, University of Wisconsin Press., 1973, {{ISBN|978-0299062842}}, page 420</ref> 
*[[1812]] &ndash; The [[Cortes of Cádiz]] promulgates the [[Spanish Constitution of 1812]].
* [[1824]] &ndash; American explorer [[Benjamin Morrell]] departed [[Antarctica]] after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.<ref>{{cite book|last= Morrell|first= Benjamin|title= A Narrative of Four Voyages...etc|url= https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%22Benjamin+Morrell%22+OR+%22Morrell%2C+Benjamin%22%29 |publisher= New York: J & J Harper|year= 1832|access-date= December 17, 2009|pages=69&ndash;70}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[1831 City Bank of New York theft|First documented bank heist in U.S. history]], when burglars stole $245,000 (1831 values) from the City Bank (now [[Citibank]]) on Wall Street.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rSLoSibEXlsC&q=edward+smith+bank+robber&pg=PA20 | title=Crime Through Time | publisher=Capstone Classroom | author=Townsend, John | year=2005 | pages=20| isbn=9781410920560 }}</ref> Most of the money was recovered.
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Bentonville]] begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from [[Four Oaks, North Carolina]].
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Louis Riel]] declares a [[provisional government]] in [[Saskatchewan]], beginning the [[North-West Rebellion]].